Why People Don't Trust Government

Book Overview

Confidence in American government has been declining for three decades. Three-quarters of Americans said they trusted the Federal government to do the right thing in 1964. Today, only a quarter do. Why the decline? Is this mistrust a healthy reflection of America's long-lasting skepticism of a strong state? Is mistrust a problem for the future of governance?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674940563
• ISBN13: 9780674940567
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 6.5"