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Title: | Social Capital and Local Government Capacity | Contributor(s): | Dollery, Brian Edward (author); Wallis, Joe (author) | Publication Date: | 2002 | DOI: | 10.1111/1467-8500.00286 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/3244 | Abstract: | Local authorities vary considerably in their capacity for governance. The dimensions of this capacity can only be developed by drawing on local stocks of social capital. The seminal theories of social capital tend to conceive it as a community resource that is built up through a long tradition of civic engagement. We take issue with the laissez-faire implications of these theories, highlighting ways in which local governments can positively contribute to social capital formation by opening their 'political opportunity structure' and engaging voluntary organisations and community groups in trust-based partnership arrangements. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Australian Journal of Public Administration, 61(3), p. 76-85 | Publisher: | Blackwell Publishing Ltd | Place of Publication: | Australia | ISSN: | 1467-8500 0313-6647 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 140213 Public Economics- Public Choice | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 910203 Industrial Organisations | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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