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@article{ART001689794},
author={Jang， SeokJun},
title={An Empirical Study to Explain the effects of Social Capital on Local Government Performance},
journal={Korean Society and Public Administration},
issn={1225-8652},
year={2012},
volume={23},
number={2},
pages={279-303}

TY - JOUR
AU - Jang， SeokJun
TI - An Empirical Study to Explain the effects of Social Capital on Local Government Performance
JO - Korean Society and Public Administration
PY - 2012
VL - 23
IS - 2
PB - Seoul Association For Public Administration
SP - 279
EP - 303
SN - 1225-8652
AB - The purpose of this study is to explicate the links between social capital and local government performance. The effects of social capital have been subject to fierce debate in previous studies, mainly as a result of the ambiguity of the concept and subjective measurement. As such, this study not only utilizes objective indicators, but also considers three items in the measurement of social capital; reciprocal norms, bonding networks, and bridging networks. In addition, local government performance is composed of policy activism and administrative efficiency. This study uses data from South Korean subnational governments to test the following hypotheses. Firstly, reciprocal norms and bridging networks have a positive effect, and secondly the effects of bonding networks on local government performance are negative. The results verify these hypotheses, and reveal that the relationship between reciprocal norms and local government performance is consistently positive. While bridging networks have a positive effect on local government performance, the effect of bonding networks is negative. The results imply that it is necessary not only to distinguish bonding networks from bridging networks, but also to utilize objective measures to explain the effects of social capital on government performance.
KW - Social capital;Government performance;Bonding networks;Bridging networks;Policy activism;Administrative efficiency
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Jang， SeokJun. (2012). An Empirical Study to Explain the effects of Social Capital on Local Government Performance. Korean Society and Public Administration, 23(2), 279-303.

Jang， SeokJun. 2012, "An Empirical Study to Explain the effects of Social Capital on Local Government Performance", Korean Society and Public Administration, vol.23, no.2 pp.279-303.

Jang， SeokJun "An Empirical Study to Explain the effects of Social Capital on Local Government Performance" Korean Society and Public Administration 23.2 pp.279-303 (2012) : 279.

Jang， SeokJun. An Empirical Study to Explain the effects of Social Capital on Local Government Performance. 2012; 23(2), 279-303.

Jang， SeokJun. "An Empirical Study to Explain the effects of Social Capital on Local Government Performance" Korean Society and Public Administration 23, no.2 (2012) : 279-303.

Jang， SeokJun. An Empirical Study to Explain the effects of Social Capital on Local Government Performance. Korean Society and Public Administration, 23(2), 279-303.

Jang， SeokJun. An Empirical Study to Explain the effects of Social Capital on Local Government Performance. Korean Society and Public Administration. 2012; 23(2) 279-303.

Jang， SeokJun. An Empirical Study to Explain the effects of Social Capital on Local Government Performance. 2012; 23(2), 279-303.

Jang， SeokJun. "An Empirical Study to Explain the effects of Social Capital on Local Government Performance" Korean Society and Public Administration 23, no.2 (2012) : 279-303.