Symposium The Dismal (Delusional and Dangerous) 'Science' of Economics and the 'Capture' of Public Administration: The Challenge for Public Administration (and Public Policy) in an Era of Economic Crises . . . or the Relevance of Cognitive Politics in a Time of Political Involution

This article contends that the inherent intellectual tension of the prevailing market ethos, particularly as it relates to the current financial crisis, has situated public administration (and public policy) in the role of merely managing the implications of political involution. Given the relationship of the field to the role of the modern state, this state of affairs directly challenges public administration as to whether it is possible to foster a plurality of spheres that can delimit the pervasive market mentality on public and civic affairs.