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Publics, Politics and Power : Remaking the Public in Public Services.

Very stimulating and intellectually exciting. In fact, I think it is one of the best books I have read for a long time."--Professor Carsten Greve, International centre for Business and Politics at the Copenhagen Business School. Publicness appears to be in decline or retreat in the face of mark...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Newman, Janet E.
Otros Autores: Clarke, John, 1950-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Sage Publications, 2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Contesting publicness: decline and proliferation; 2 Re-assembling the nation: difference, diversity and 'the people'; 3 Displacing the public: recruiting'ordinary people'; 4 Making (up) markets: discourses, devices and agents; 5 Blurring boundaries: private authority and public governance; 6 Valuing publics? The dilemmas of public work; 7 Engaging publics: participation and power; 8 Remaking citizens: transformation and activation; 9 Conclusion: a politics of the public?; Postscript (October 2008); Bibliography; Index.