1. Introduction -- 2. Critical approaches to public administration and management -- 3. Neoliberalism: Epistemological finitude or infinite freedom? -- 4. Accountability: The reflection and expansion of government? -- 5. Democratic accountability and the institutionalisation of performance auditing -- 6. Accreditation: The ultimate technique for governing government? -- 7. Evidence-based policymaking: Towards epistemological infinitude? -- 8. A new civil-servant persona? -- 9. Conclusion -- Index
Summary
This book examines contemporary public administration reforms seeking to promote accountability, credibility and evidence. It is argued that a particular form of constructivist neoliberalism play a pivotal role in these reforms
