{"product_id":"quality-peter-dahler-larsen-9783030103910","title":"Quality: From Plato to Performance","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Dahler-Larsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3030103919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783030103910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.63d","brand":"Peter Dahler-Larsen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44450220572927,"sku":"9783030103910","price":84.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cd1cbf76-739a-4e7e-8296-494aac2e7520.jpg?v=1698503506","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/quality-peter-dahler-larsen-9783030103910","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}