Economic and Other Determinants of Political Trust

Economic and Other Determinants of Political Trust

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Political trust is important for the effective functioning of government. This paper uses cross country regression analysis to see whether three different measures of economic performance matter for political trust. The results lend support to the hypothesis that political trust is influenced by eco...

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Main Author: William R. DiPietro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ümit Hacıoğlu 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Research In Business and Social Science
Subjects:
Security, Interethnic Peace, Genocide, Conflict, Interdependency
Online Access:http://www.ssbfnet.com/ojs/index.php/ijrbs/article/view/56
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spelling doaj-4028500db00f49f89147349f094182df2020-11-24T21:12:02ZengÜmit HacıoğluInternational Journal of Research In Business and Social Science2147-44782016-01-01211643Economic and Other Determinants of Political TrustWilliam R. DiPietro0Daemen College, Amherst, New YorkPolitical trust is important for the effective functioning of government. This paper uses cross country regression analysis to see whether three different measures of economic performance matter for political trust. The results lend support to the hypothesis that political trust is influenced by economic growth, the standard of living, and the appropriate use of government spending. In addition, the paper considers two institutional variables, perceived independence of the judiciary and the degree of democracy to assess their effect on political trust. It finds that perceived judicial independence has a positive effect on political trust, but democracy has a negative effect.http://www.ssbfnet.com/ojs/index.php/ijrbs/article/view/56Security, Interethnic Peace, Genocide, Conflict, Interdependency
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Economic and Other Determinants of Political Trust
International Journal of Research In Business and Social Science
Security, Interethnic Peace, Genocide, Conflict, Interdependency
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title Economic and Other Determinants of Political Trust
title_short Economic and Other Determinants of Political Trust
title_full Economic and Other Determinants of Political Trust
title_fullStr Economic and Other Determinants of Political Trust
title_full_unstemmed Economic and Other Determinants of Political Trust
title_sort economic and other determinants of political trust
publisher Ümit Hacıoğlu
series International Journal of Research In Business and Social Science
issn 2147-4478
publishDate 2016-01-01
description Political trust is important for the effective functioning of government. This paper uses cross country regression analysis to see whether three different measures of economic performance matter for political trust. The results lend support to the hypothesis that political trust is influenced by economic growth, the standard of living, and the appropriate use of government spending. In addition, the paper considers two institutional variables, perceived independence of the judiciary and the degree of democracy to assess their effect on political trust. It finds that perceived judicial independence has a positive effect on political trust, but democracy has a negative effect.
topic Security, Interethnic Peace, Genocide, Conflict, Interdependency
url http://www.ssbfnet.com/ojs/index.php/ijrbs/article/view/56
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