description: Postmodernism directly challenges the most fundamental assumptions on which we order our thinking about our values, the world, government, society, social institutions, organizations, and the individual. But what is postmodernism? It is not simply a defined set of principles. It is not merely the temporal period following modern. It implies a questioning of the beliefs of modernismnot necessarily by rejecting and replacing thembut with at least the intent of refining or reinterpreting them. In this book public administration scholars address the issue of postmodernism. Some are sympathetic to postmodernism; others are less so. Their intent is to provide the reader with an accessible and diverse overview of postmodern theory, as well as explore some of its implications for the study and practice of public administration.
language: English
title: Public Administration in a New Era : Postmodern and Critical
titlecomplete: Public Administration in a New Era : Postmodern and Critical
publisher: Chatelaine Pr