| Metamorphosis of the Administrative Welfare State: From Depoliticisation to Political Rationality Contributor(s): Schröder, Hartmut (Editor), Ahonen, Pertti (Author), Salminen, Ari (Author) |
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ISBN: 3631484941 ISBN-13: 9783631484944 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $61.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Business & Economics | Education - Business & Economics | Economics - Theory |
| Dewey: 361.65 |
| LCCN: 98137309 |
| Series: Nordeuropaische Beitrage Aus Den Human- Und Gesellschaftswis |
| Physical Information: 214 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The book's conceptual framework is built upon an analysis of different varieties of rationality. A conception of political rationality is elaborated. First, orientations of contemporary administrative theory and research are analysed from the point of view of that rationality. Next, the same viewpoint is applied to an analysis of an entity called the 'administrative welfare state'. This concept is used to cover the typical institutional shape of the leading highly developed countries until the 1980s. The strengths and the weaknesses of the contemporary 'new public management' reforms are also evaluated from the point of view of political rationality. Finally, steps are taken to define elements of actual reform programmes in the terms of the political rationality. |
