Why People Don't Trust Government

pPreface/ppIntroduction: The Decline of Confidence in Governmentbr /iJoseph S. Nye, Jr./i/ppbPART ONE: The Scope and Performance of Government/bbr /br /The Evolving Scope of Governmentbr /iErnest R. May/ibr /br /Measuring the Performance of Governmentbr /iDerek Bok/ibr /br /Fall from Grace: The Public's Loss of Faith in Governmentbr /iGary Orren/i/ppbPART TWO: The Menu of Explanations/bbr /br /Is It Really the Economy Stupid?br /iRobert Z. Lawrence/ibr /br /Social and Cultural Causes of Dissatisfaction with U.S. Governmentbr /iJane Manbridge/ibr /br /The Polarization of American Parties and Mistrust of Governmentbr /iDavid C. King/ibr /br /The Politics of Mistrustbr /iRichard E. Neustadt/i/ppbPART THREE: Data on Public Attitudes toward Governance/bbr /br /Changing Attitudes in Americabr /iRobert J. Blendon, John M. Benson, Richard Morin, Drew E. Altman, Mollyann Brodie, Mario Brossard, And Matt James/ibr /br /Postmaterialist Values and the Erosion of Institutional Authoritybr /iRonald Inglehart/ibr /br /Public Trust and Democracy in Japanbr /iSusan J. Pharr/i/ppConclusion: Reflections, Conjectures, and Puzzlesbr /iJoseph S. Nye, Jr., and Philip D. Zelikow/i/ppNotesbr /br /Contributorsbr /br /Index/p(iWhy People Don't Trust Government/i), and its subject matter, are being taken seriously in the highest political circles on both sides of the Atlantic. Nye was among a group of American experts led by Hillary Clinton who recently came to Britain for a seminar on the book attended by, among others, Tony Blair, who left clutching a copy. Nye could hardly be better qualified for his subject. As well as studying government, he has practised it, serving for two years (1977-79) as undersecretary of state for security assistance, science and technology during the Carter administration and then in two posts under Cli