Building trust to reinforce democracy : main findings from the 2021 OECD survey on drivers of trust in public institutions /
What drives trust in government? This report presents the main findings of the first OECD cross-national survey on trust in government and public institutions, representing over 50 000 responses across 22 OECD countries. The survey measures government performance across five drivers of trust - relia...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Paris :
Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development,
2022.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Table of contents
- ISO country codes
- Executive summary
- 1 Measuring trust in government to reinforce democracy
- 1.1. Setting the scene: A unique point in time, but with longstanding structural challenges
- 1.2. Fostering trust in government and reinforcing democracy
- References
- Notes
- 2 How trustworthy is your government?
- 2.1. The civil service and local governments are viewed as more trustworthy than national governments
- 2.2. The police and the courts fare better than elected officials
- 2.3. In most countries, respondents are more confident in their government's reliability than its responsiveness
- 2.4. Digging deeper: Exploring possible causal relationships between institutions and trust
- 2.4.1. Selection of factors most significantly related to trust in national government
- 2.4.2. Selection of factors most significantly related to trust in the civil service
- 2.4.3. Selection of factors most significantly related to trust in local government
- References
- Notes
- 3 Socioeconomic conditions and political attitudes: Microfoundations of trust
- 3.1. People with low income and low levels of education are less trusting of government institutions
- 3.2. Younger people and women tend to have lower trust in government
- 3.3. Regional variation in levels of trust
- 3.4. Feelings of insecurity correspond with lower trust in public institutions
- 3.5. Culture and socialisation play a part
- References
- Notes
- 4 Reliable and responsive: Government competence and trust
- 4.1. About half of respondents are confident in public health preparedness
- 4.2. In most countries, a majority are satisfied with their healthcare and educational systems
- 4.2.1. Healthcare
- 4.2.2. Education
- 4.2.3. Applications to public benefits or services
- 4.3. People trust government with their data, but are less certain about the stability of business conditions
- 4.4. There is scepticism about the responsiveness of governments
- 4.5. Few people see public agencies adopting innovative ideas
- References
- Note
- 5 Openness, integrity and equal treatment: Critical for trust and for democracy
- 5.1. Many find government information accessible
- 5.2. Few see opportunities to influence policy making
- 5.3. Few OECD governments inspire confidence in public sector integrity and accountability
- 5.4. Unfair treatment? The equal treatment of the rich and poor remains elusive
- References
- 6 The way forward: Reinforcing democracy and trust in democratic governance
- 6.1. Few feel they have political voice, and many doubt elected officials' integrity
- 6.1.1. Just one quarter of respondents report that their political system gives them a say
- 6.1.2. There is a widespread scepticism of the integrity of high-level political officials
- 6.2. Reliable information is crucial for trust
- but the reliability of news sources is changing