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Forging a Local Social Economy: On the Institutional Work of Local Governments in South Korea.
- Source :
- Public Performance & Management Review; 2023, Vol. 46 Issue 5, p1047-1084, 38p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- This study investigates the strategies local governments can employ to stimulate the growth of the local social economy sector—a sector associated with improving residents' subjective well-being. Acknowledging the under-explored but potentially pivotal role of local government as a catalyst, our research uses an institutionalist lens—focusing on institutional work, support, and public-sector entrepreneurship—to examine how local governments can encourage the establishment of social economy organizations. We adopt a Partial Least Squares Model-Structural Equation Modeling approach to analyze data from 69 South Korean urban metropolitan local governments between 2018 and 2020. Our findings reveal a significant positive relationship between the regulatory, administrative, and intermediary support mechanisms implemented by local governments and the scale of the local social economy. By integrating public-sector entrepreneurship with institutional perspectives, our findings enrich existing literature and provide insight into the strategic initiatives local governments can adopt to foster social entrepreneurship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15309576
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Public Performance & Management Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 172333421
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15309576.2023.2243467