Public Trust in Local Government: Explaining the Role of Good Governance Practices

Beshi, Taye Demissie; Kaur, Ranvinderjit

doi:10.1007/s11115-019-00444-6

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“…As stated earlier, trust in government is a result of good governance and may be built up with sound policies (Yousaf et al, 2016;Popovski, 2010;Salminen & Ikola-Norrbacka, 2010 as cited in Beshi & Kaur, 2020). On the other hand, Christensen and Laegreid (2005) link improved performance in public services to trust in government and distrust to poor performance.…”

Section: Governance and Trust In Governmentmentioning

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Governance, Public Service Delivery and Trust in Government

Mishra¹,

Attri²

2020

Studies in Indian Politics

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Several studies in the past show that the work done by the incumbent government helps the ruling party to get re-elected. However, most of these studies focus on re-election and do not look at the impact assessment of governance on trust in government, which is a precursor of re-election. To fill this gap, this article explores whether perceptions of good governance lead to trust in government. The results support the view that governance at the state level leads to a higher trust with the state government. Of all the variables used to measure governance as access, benefitting from welfare schemes had the maximum impact on trust. Other governance measures like availing public services and citizens’ interaction with the state too had a positive relationship with trust in the state government. Furthermore, having the same government at the centre and the state, strengthened one’s trust in the state government.

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Section: Governance and Trust In Governmentmentioning

confidence: 98%

Governance, Public Service Delivery and Trust in Government

Mishra¹,

Attri²

2020

Studies in Indian Politics

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“…The concept of "governance" [21] is notoriously complex and is applied to the decision-making processes. It is a multi-level and broad concept which works on all social levels, such as households, villages, towns, nations, regions, or the world [22].…”

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“…One aspect of GG thus relates to accountability, forcing the state to focus on clear goals, effective policies, and implementing policies of surveillance and reporting mechanisms. In a study by Beshi and Kaur (2019) [22] in Ethiopia, which selected Bahir Dar City, it was estimated that the perceived accountability practices would significantly influence public confidence in local government. The results have shown that the perceived responsibilities affect the public's trust in local government considerably.…”

Section: Good Vs Poor Governancementioning

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“…A natural challenge for organizations is to try to overcome their failures and develop strategies to increase efficiently. To address these challenges, Beshi and Kaur (2019) [22] have formulated a number of principles: firstly, countries can be regarded as unlimited, connected, and locally-, nationally-, or internationally connected. Secondly, rural space and scale are developing with an ongoing pace, so it is not acceptable to have a strict idea of scale or space.…”

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“…GG is an active and productive state/citizens cooperation [19] and the key to its success lies in participating [24]. Through GG, equality between men and women is promoted, the environment is protected, individual liberties are exercised, and tools are provided to reduce poverty, privation, fears, and violence [22,25,26].…”

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Public Trust in Local Government: Explaining the Role of Good Governance Practices

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