New Forms of Governing [electronic resource] : A Foucauldian inspired analysis /
Triantafillou, P.author.
Triantafillou analyzes the changing ways of governing the public sector and the ways in which public organizations have become the target of interventions seeking to improve their efficiency and quality. He exposes how political and social science theories were adopted in often unpredictable ways in the process of reforming the public sector.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Purpose and Analytical Concepts; 2 Methodological Guidelines and Challenges; 3 Governing the Performance of Government; 4 Activating Government; 5 Life: New Forms of Public Health; 6 Labour: Employment and Activation; 7 Learning: The Making of Competent and Entrepreneurial Populations; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Triantafillou analyzes the changing ways of governing the public sector and the ways in which public organizations have become the target of interventions seeking to improve their efficiency and quality. He exposes how political and social science theories were adopted in often unpredictable ways in the process of reforming the public sector.
Political science.
Public policy.
Political theory.
Political philosophy.
Social sciences-Philosophy.
Public administration.
Political Science.
Public Policy.
Political Theory.
Political Philosophy.
Social Philosophy.
Public Administration.