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100			_aGregory, Robert J.
245			_aSocial capital theory and administrative reform: maintaining ethical probity in public service
260			_c1999
300			_ap.63-75
362			_aJan-Feb
520			_aThis article suggests that the concept of social capital may be relevant to an understanding of the possible impact of public-sector reform on standards of ethical probity within public services, particularly regarding instances of personal corruption. Using New Zealand as an example, it is argued that, especially where such reforms have been largely underpinned by the new institutional economics and public choice theory, they may tend to counter more piecemeal efforts to maintain standards of ethical integrity in the bureaucracy. These efforts may need to be reinforced by new approaches to the rebuilding of institutionalized public service, based on a fuller understanding of the important distinctions between public and corporate management. - Reproduced
650			_aAdministrative reform
773			_aPublic Administration Review
909			_a40450
999			_c40450 _d40450