State Work - Public Administration and Mass Intellectuality

"There is a growing need for a socially critical understanding of corporate management and government. Stefano Harney's book is a timely contribution in this regard. This is a painstaking analysis of the complexity of political and administrative processes."--Tony Tinker, Editor, "Critical Perspectives on Accounting"

List of contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Hands of a Government Man
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1. Yes, Minister: The Rise and Fall of the Ontario Antiracism Secretariat

2. Reengineering Immaterial G-Men
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3. Reinventing Statolatry: From Nicos Poulantzas to Al Gore
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4. Generalizing Social Terror: Public Management and Performance by Objectives

5. The Administration of Motivation: Any Cook Can Network

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

About the author

Stefano Harney

Summary

Examines the labor of government workers in North America. This book draws on thinking from public administration and organizational sociology, as well as poststructuralist theory and performance studies, to launch a cultural studies of the state. It is suitable for scholars in cultural studies, public administration, and organizational sociology.

Product details

• Authors: Harney, Stefano Harney
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.07.2002
• EAN: 9780822328803
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-2880-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Weight: 680 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Politikwissenschaft, Kanada, Öffentlicher Dienst und öffentlicher Sektor