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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...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: 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