{"product_id":"9783030617486","title":"Quality: From Plato to Performance","description":"\u003ch1\u003eQuality: From Plato to Performance\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eDahler-Larsen, Peter\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe notion of quality features prominently in contemporary discourse. Numerous ratings, rankings, metrics, auditing, accreditation, benchmarking, smileys, reviews, and international comparisons are all used regularly to capture quality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book paves the way in exploring the socio-political implications of evaluative statements, with a specific focus on the contribution of the concept of quality to these processes. Drawing on perspectives from the history of ideas, sociology, political science and public management, Dahler-Larsen asks what is the role of quality, and more specifically quality inscriptions, such as measurement? What do they accomplish? And finally, as a consequence of all this, does the term quality make it possible to deal with public issues in a way that lives up to democratic standards?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis cross-disciplinary book will be of interest to scholars and students across various fields, including sociology, social epistemology, political science, public policy, and evaluation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2020-09-17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783030617486\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-030-10392-7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 255\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47711187796108,"sku":"9783030617486","price":76.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783030617486.jpg?v=1776793928","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783030617486","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}