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Scientism and Technocracy in the Twentieth Century : The Legacy of Scientific Management.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (231 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781498525718
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Scientism and Technocracy in the Twentieth CenturyDDC classification:
  • 338.9/26
LOC classification:
  • HB87.O47 2015
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Scientism among the Engineers -- 2 Scientific Management Enters the Public Domain -- 3 Taylorism Goes Global -- 4 Technocracy during the Cold War, 1945-1990 -- 5 Technocracy/Scientism in the Developing World, 1900-2000 -- 6 Mitigated Scientism and Technocracy -- 7 Continuing Concerns about the Role of Technical Expertise in a Democracy -- 8 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
Summary: This book examines twentieth-century scientific management and the role and influence of technocrats who have exercised power and formulated public policies by virtue of their specialized technical knowledge.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Scientism among the Engineers -- 2 Scientific Management Enters the Public Domain -- 3 Taylorism Goes Global -- 4 Technocracy during the Cold War, 1945-1990 -- 5 Technocracy/Scientism in the Developing World, 1900-2000 -- 6 Mitigated Scientism and Technocracy -- 7 Continuing Concerns about the Role of Technical Expertise in a Democracy -- 8 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

This book examines twentieth-century scientific management and the role and influence of technocrats who have exercised power and formulated public policies by virtue of their specialized technical knowledge.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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