Translating agency reform: rhetoric and culture in comparative perspective
Smullen, Amanda
Through comparative analysis this book examines and explains the official rhetoric of agency reform across consensus and adversarial political cultures. Ittraces the trajectory of talk about agency reform in The Netherlands, Sweden and Australia and identifies the national styles of speaking that mediated theagency idea. INDICE: PART I: SETTING THE SCENE Translating Agency Reform Agency reform:Tracing a public management fashion PART II: THEORY AND TALK Theoretical Conceptual Tools: rhetoric and culture The Trajectory of Agency Talk Across The Netherlands, Sweden and Australia PART III: COMPARING AND EXPLAINING AGENCY TALKComparing Official Agency Talk: National styles of speaking and the role of cultural context? The Role of Culturally Flavoured Stories and Their National Translations Conclusion
- ISBN: 978-0-230-58072-5
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 208
- Fecha Publicación: 29/04/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés