Using examples as diverse as train accidents, novels and gardening, this book evaluates the prospects for utopian thought and practice in the context of a world organized by market managerialism. Asks if ideas about utopia are redundant. Evaluates the prospects for utopian thought and practice in a world organized by market managerialism. Treats utopia as an organizational issue, rather than focusing on literary or historical interpretations. Engages with ideas of utopia, dystopia and crypto–utopia, organization and management. Uses diverse examples, such as train accidents, novels and gardening to explore issues in novel and thought–provoking ways.
| ISBN: | 9781405100724 |
| Publication date: | 6th September 2002 |
| Author: | Martin Parker |
| Publisher: | Blackwell Publishers an imprint of John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 200 pages |
| Series: | Sociological Review Monographs |
| Genres: |
Social and political philosophy Constitution: government and the state Organizational theory and behaviour |