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Social capital and public policy – the current challenge facing the Victorian Government Tittensor, David 2007, Social capital and public policy – the current challenge facing the Victorian Government, Australian journal of public administration, vol. 66, no. 4, pp. 512-518. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Social capital and public policy – the current challenge facing the Victorian Government Author(s) Tittensor, David Journal name Australian journal of public administration Volume number 66 Issue number 4 Start page 512 End page 518 Total pages 7 Publisher Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia Place of publication Melbourne, Vic Publication date 2007-12 ISSN 0313-6647 1467-8500 Keyword(s) social capital role of government volunteering Summary Social capital, since Putnam’s 1993 work, has captured the imagination of policy-makers the world over, and Australia is no exception. In 2005 the Department of Victorian Communities launched its Actions for Community Strengthening policy statement, which draws heavily on social capital theory. This article explores the theoretical underpinnings of the government’s policy and critiques its failure to deal adequately with the causal relationship between social capital and its supposed community benefits. The article then seeks to isolate the missing factors through a look at recent research on volunteerism and argues that the institution of collaborative/interactive governance needs to be underpinned by sound socio-economic reform. Language eng Field of Research 160601 Australian Government and Politics Socio Economic Objective 940204 Public Services Policy Advice and Analysis HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2007, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30062324 Document type: Journal Article Collection: Centre for Citizenship and Globalisation Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 03 Apr 2014, 11:32:34 EST Thu, 03 Apr 2014, 11:34:12 EST Fri, 04 Apr 2014, 08:10:02 EST Tue, 08 Apr 2014, 09:42:31 EST Wed, 09 Apr 2014, 08:51:49 EST Thu, 10 Apr 2014, 15:12:43 EST Thu, 10 Apr 2014, 15:15:12 EST Thu, 10 Apr 2014, 15:19:59 EST Thu, 10 Apr 2014, 15:22:22 EST Thu, 10 Apr 2014, 15:55:35 EST Thu, 10 Apr 2014, 15:56:57 EST Fri, 11 Apr 2014, 11:56:09 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 2 times in TR Web of Science Cited 2 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 33 Abstract Views, 3 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 03 Apr 2014, 11:32:20 EST by David Tittensor

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