Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport/proceeding › Bidrag til bog/antologi › Forskning › peer review
Quality of Government and Social Trust. / Dinesen, Peter Thisted; Sønderskov, Kim Mannemar.
The Oxford Handbook of Quality of Government. red. / Marcia Grimes; Monica Bauhr; Andreas Bågenholm; Bo Rothstein. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021. s. 539-558.Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport/proceeding › Bidrag til bog/antologi › Forskning › peer review
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T1 - Quality of Government and Social Trust
AU - Dinesen, Peter Thisted
AU - Sønderskov, Kim Mannemar
PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - In this chapter we review the literature on the relationship between quality of government—conceptualized as quality of institutions at the output side of government—and generalized social trust (trust in unknown others). After reviewing the theoretical mechanisms—in both directions—proposed to link social trust and quality of government, we move to the empirical evidence. We report considerable evidence for a positive relationship between trust and various manifestations of quality of government at both the societal-level (macro) and the individual-level (micro). Most studies have limited causal leverage, but a few studies—primarily at the individual-level—employ designs better suited for causal statements. These studies suggest a positive effect of institutional quality on generalized social trust. We conclude the review by discussing path for further research.
AB - In this chapter we review the literature on the relationship between quality of government—conceptualized as quality of institutions at the output side of government—and generalized social trust (trust in unknown others). After reviewing the theoretical mechanisms—in both directions—proposed to link social trust and quality of government, we move to the empirical evidence. We report considerable evidence for a positive relationship between trust and various manifestations of quality of government at both the societal-level (macro) and the individual-level (micro). Most studies have limited causal leverage, but a few studies—primarily at the individual-level—employ designs better suited for causal statements. These studies suggest a positive effect of institutional quality on generalized social trust. We conclude the review by discussing path for further research.
U2 - 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198858218.013.26
DO - 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198858218.013.26
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 9780198858218
SP - 539
EP - 558
BT - The Oxford Handbook of Quality of Government
A2 - Grimes, Marcia
A2 - Bauhr, Monica
A2 - Bågenholm, Andreas
A2 - Rothstein, Bo
PB - Oxford University Press
CY - Oxford
ER -