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The government-citizen disconnect /

Americans' relationship to the federal government is paradoxical. Polls show that public opinion regarding the government has plummeted to all-time lows, with only one in five saying they trust the government or believe that it operates in their interest. Yet, at the same time, more Americans t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mettler, Suzanne (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2018]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; About the Author; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. A Time of Contradiction; Chapter 2. The Market Recedes, Government Responds; Chapter 3. We Are All Beneficiaries Now; Chapter 4. Different Lenses; Chapter 5. Unequal Voice; Chapter 6. Reconnecting Citizens and Government; Appendix A. Design and Procedures for the Social and Governmental Issues and Participation Study; Appendix B. Questionnaire for the Social and Governmental Issues and Participation Study
  • Appendix C. Survey Response Rate and Comparison to Existing StudiesAppendix D. Interview Schedule for Open-Ended Phone Interviews; Appendix E. Additional Chapter 4 and 5 Tables; Appendix F. T-Tests of Kentucky Voter Turnout; Notes; References; Index