TY  - CHAP
AB  - There is a central theme to this collection of essays and reflections, which is that we are in a period of profound and significant change. And whilst some elements of this period of change derive from the instability of the financial and banking sectors, there is a more important set of changes taking place. We think that these changes open the possibility of imagining an alternative to the market-based relationships of the past 30 years. We have characterised these relationships as ones which reflect the dominant ideology of neo-liberalism and that within advanced capitalist economies these relationships have determined social, welfare and public policy decisions. And a key part of this has been the dominance of a different discourse on the nature of civil society, the relationship between the individual, the market and the state, and that, as a consequence, the role of public agencies and institutions as a crude welfare safety net has been undermined over time. The crash of 2008, we suggest, had a profoundly destabilising impact on this social/political settlement. It appears to have accelerated the rush towards market-led solutions and the retreat of the ‘public’ from within public conversation.
VL  - 1
SN  - 978-0-85724-998-2, 978-0-85724-997-5/2045-7944
DO  - 10.1108/S2045-7944(2012)0000001013
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S2045-7944(2012)0000001013
AU  - Diamond John
AU  - Liddle Joyce
ED  - John Diamond
ED  - Joyce Liddle
PY  - 2012
Y1  - 2012/01/01
TI  - Conclusion: Reflecting Upon the Past and Anticipating the Immediate
T2  - Emerging and Potential Trends in Public Management: An Age of Austerity
T3  - Critical Perspectives on International Public Sector Management
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 215
EP  - 218
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -