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Yunji Kim
Researcher at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Publications - 26
Citations - 615
Yunji Kim is an academic researcher from University of Wisconsin-Madison. The author has contributed to research in topics: Community development & Local government. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 26 publications receiving 471 citations. Previous affiliations of Yunji Kim include Cornell University & Seoul National University.
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Pragmatic municipalism: local government service delivery after the great recession
Yunji Kim,Mildred E. Warner +1 more
TL;DR: The authors conducted a national survey of US municipalities in 2012 to examine how service provision level and delivery methods are related to local stress and capacity, controlling for community need and place characteristics, finding that local governments are balancing the pressures of stress with community needs.
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Austerity urbanism or pragmatic municipalism? Local government responses to fiscal stress in New York State:
TL;DR: In this article, the authors warn about an austerity urbanism response wherein local governments cut and privatize services, while some scholars warn about a "cronosizing urbanism" response.
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Exploring the Intersection of Community Well-Being and Community Development
TL;DR: The connections between community well-being and community development, an allied and complementary area of study and practice, are explored in this paper, where community development can serve a vital role in actualizing community wellbeing as defined by those who live it.
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Privatization and intermunicipal cooperation in US local government services: balancing fiscal stress, need and political interests
TL;DR: The 2007-2008 Global Financial Crisis renewed interest in New Public Management tools as mentioned in this paper, and Privatization and intermunicipal cooperation are the two most common forms of service delivery reforms among U...
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Searching for the Meaning of Community Well-Being
Seung Jong Lee,Yunji Kim +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a framework for defining community well-being is provided, along with discussion of individual versus community levels, and the definitions and meanings to provide a foundation for exploring dimensions of community wellbeing.