The new technocracy /

This book examines how the technocratic regime of the 1980's - of managerialism, depoliticisation and the politics of expertise - sowed the seeds for the backlash against the political elites that is visible today.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Esmark, Anders (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2020.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Rediscovering Technocracy
  • 2. Technocratic Revolutions: From Industrial to Post-industrial Technocracy
  • 3 Who Are the Technocrats?: From the Technostructure to Technocratic Government
  • 4 The Technocratic Regime: Technocracy, Bureaucracy and Democracy
  • 5. Technocratic Organization: The Power of Networks
  • 6. Technocratic Regulation: Coping With Risk and Uncertainty
  • 7. Technocratic Calculation: Economy, Evidence and Experiments
  • 8. New Populism vs New Technocracy
  • 9. Reining Technocracy Back In?
  • Conclusion: Technocracy at the End of the World
  • References
  • Index.