All aspects of our work and private lives are increasingly measured
and managed. But how has this 'audit culture' arisen and what kind
of a world is it producing? Cris Shore and Susan Wright provide a
timely account of the rise of the new industries of accounting,
enumeration and ranking from an anthropological perspective,
drawing on political economy, ethnographic observation and
genealogical excavation. Audit Culture is the first book to
systematically document and analyse these phenomena and their
implications for democracy. The book explores how audit
culture operates across a wide range of fields, including health,
higher education, NGOs, finance, the automobile industry and the
military. The authors build a powerful critique of contemporary
public sector management in an age of neoliberal market-making,
privatisation and outsourcing. They conclude by offering a raft of
suggested actions to reverse its damaging effects on communities,
reclaim professional autonomy, and restore the democratic
accountability that audit culture is systematically undermining.
General
| Imprint: |
Pluto Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Anthropology, Culture and Society |
| Release date: |
February 2024 |
| Authors: |
Cris Shore
• Susan Wright
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
256 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7453-3645-9 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
0-7453-3645-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780745336459 |
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