TY - BOOK AU - Newman,Janet AU - Clarke,John TI - Publics, politics and power: remaking the public in public services SN - 9781412948449 (cased) AV - HN28 .N49 2009 U1 - 361 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Los Angeles PB - Sage KW - Social policy KW - Public administration N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; Contesting publicness: decline and proliferation --; 2; Re-assembling the nation: difference, diversity and 'the people' --; 3; Displacing the public: recruiting 'ordinary people' --; 4; Making (up) markets: discourses, devices and agents --; 5; Blurring boundaries: private authority and public governance --; 6; Valuing publics? The dilemmas of public work --; 7; Engaging publics: participation and power --; 8; Remaking citizens: transformation and activation --; 9; Conclusion: a politics of the public? --; Postscript (October 2008) ER -