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Why people don't trust government / edited by Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Philip D. Zelikow, David C. King.

Van Pelt Library JK1764 .W59 1997
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Nye, Joseph S., Jr., 1937-2025
Zelikow, Philip, 1954-
King, David C., 1963-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Political participation--United States.
Political participation.
Political alienation.
United States.
Political alienation--United States.
Political culture--United States.
Political culture.
Public opinion--United States.
Public opinion.
Allegiance--United States.
Allegiance.
Physical Description:
xi, 339 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1997.
Summary:
Confidence in American government has been declining for three decades. Leading Harvard scholars here explore the roots of this mistrust by examining the government's current scope, its actual performance, citizens' perceptions of its performance, and explanations that have been offered for the decline of trust.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-323) and index.
ISBN:
0674940563
0674940571
OCLC:
36892853

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