Acknowledgments  

Introduction: Hands of a Government Man   

1. Yes, Minister: The Rise and Fall of the Ontario Antiracism Secretariat  

2. Reengineering Immaterial G-Men   

3. Reinventing Statolatry: From Nicos Poulantzas to Al Gore   

4. Generalizing Social Terror: Public Management and Performance by Objectives  

5. The Administration of Motivation: Any Cook Can Network  

Notes  

Selected Bibliography  

Index  

"Harney has taken us far from the pedestrian concerns of running a public agency and has shown us that in terms of a politics of social change, the bureaucrats are sexy, very sexy indeed. For that reason alone, this is a provocative book that is bound to stir up some change of its own."—Sanford F. Schram, American Journal of Sociology

"[An] ambitious and audacious book. . . . [P]rovocative."—M. Miller, Contemporary Sociology

"[Harney's] book shows this workplace may produce utopian dreams as well as nightmares, even at the state's collective heart. For this it is worth the read."—Greg McElligott, Labour/Le Travail

"Harney has taken us far from the pedestrian concerns of running a public agency and has shown us that in terms of a politics of social change, the bureaucrats are sexy, very sexy indeed. For that reason alone, this is a provocative book that is bound to stir up some change of its own."—Sanford F. Schram, American Journal of Sociology

"[An] ambitious and audacious book. . . . [P]rovocative."—M. Miller, Contemporary Sociology

"[Harney's] book shows this workplace may produce utopian dreams as well as nightmares, even at the state's collective heart. For this it is worth the read."—Greg McElligott, Labour/Le Travail

“Harney gives us a refreshingly new perspective on the contemporary state through the labor of those in government and public administration. His analyses move elegantly from the registers of daily practice and experience to general theoretical discussions to create a sophisticated and accessible argument.”—Michael Hardt, author of Empire (with Antonio Negri)

“There is a growing need for a socially critical understanding of corporate management and government. Stefano Harney’s book is a timely contribution in this regard. This is a painstaking analysis of the complexity of political and administrative processes.”—Tony Tinker, Editor, Critical Perspectives on Accounting

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