Beyond public administration contemplating and nudging government-in-context / David John Farmer.
| Author/creator | Farmer, David John, 1935- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Routledge, 2020. |
| Description | xi, 116 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Public administration in governmentality: a bigger helper -- Contemplation: the bigger picture -- Context: infiltration -- Context: exfiltration -- Context: post-truth -- For government-in-context: practical plans -- Epilogue. |
| Abstract | "How can public administration (P.A.) nudge government to govern fundamentally better in terms of policy? How critical is P.A. contemplation and nudges - prods, shoves or hammer blows - to government-in-context? In this book, David John Farmer argues that government-in-context refers to government-in-totality, to what governs even if not called government and to what constrains government action. Constricting contextual features are infiltration, exfiltration and post-truth, raising questions relating to democracy. Infiltration into government is the action of gaining access that benefits big corporations, their owners and billionaires; findings are that it also mal-nudges government action through such elements as big money, lobbying, tax breaks and embrace of the free market. Reacting to factors like growing income inequality, what is explained as exfiltration occurs for middle- and lower-income people. Post-truth is noted as the Oxford Dictionary's word of the year for 2016, describing people concerned less with truths than with opinions. The book analyzes three practical 'hammer blow' and eighteen 'shove' nudges to contradict the mal-nudges. Beyond Public Administration will be of interest to P.A. scholars and graduate students, more specifically those interested in critical, normative, or interpretive scholarship focused on various aspects of P.A. theory, governance, and practical management"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019040851 |
| ISBN | 9780367191481 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
| ISBN | (adobe pdf) |
| ISBN | (mobi) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |