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100			_aDeleon, Linda
245			_aThe political theory of reinvention
260			_c2000
300			_ap.89-97
362			_aMar-Apr
520			_aIn this article, we examine the implications of the reinvention movement for democratic governance, broadly defined. The most basic premise of the reinvention movement is a belief that the accumulation of the narrowly defined self-interests of many individuals can adequately approximate the public interest. By "narrowly defined," we mean the interests of individuals as they privately apprehend them, unmediated by participation in a process of civic discourse. To illustrate the centrality of this assumption to the implicit theory of reinvention, we consider three of its elements - its use of the market model, its emphasis on customers rather than citizens, and its glorification of entrepreneurial management. We then examine the implications of the self-interest assumption, which entails a rejection of democratic citizenship, civic engagement, and the public interest, broadly conceived. - Reproduced
650			_aAdministrative reform
650			_aPublic administration
700			_aDenhardt, Robert B.
773			_aPublic Administration Review
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