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Congress and the decline of public trust
- Title
- Congress and the decline of public trust / edited by Joseph Cooper ; foreword by Bill Bradley.
- Publication
- Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1999.
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- Additional Authors
- Cooper, Joseph, 1933-
- Description
- xxiii, 226 pages : illustrations; 24 cm cm.
- Summary
- "Since the time of Watergate and Vietnam, trust in government has fallen precipitously. This decline in trust can easily be sensed in the apathy and divisiveness that now characterize American politics, but it is perhaps most clearly revealed in poll data. The great majority of Americans do not trust the government "to do what's right all or most of the time." They also do not believe that government is run for "the benefit of all" rather than for "a few big interests." The nine essays in this volume detail the present character of distrust, analyze its causes, assess the dangers it poses for the future of representative government in the United States, and suggest remedies."--Jacket.
- "The focus of the analysis is on Congress because of its pivotal role in representative government in the United States. The contributors also examine patterns of trust in societal institutions and the presidency, especially in light of the Clinton impeachment controversy."--Jacket.
- Series Statement
- Transforming American politics
- Uniform Title
- Transforming American politics
- Subject
- United States. Congress > Public opinion
- United States. Congress
- USA Congress
- États-Unis. Congress > Opinion publique
- Etats-Unis. Congress > Opinion publique
- Representative government and representation > United States > Public opinion
- Public opinion > United States
- Trust > United States
- Public opinion
- Representative government and representation > Public opinion
- Trust
- Öffentliche Meinung
- Het Congres
- Politiek vertrouwen
- Régimes représentatifs > États-Unis > Opinion publique
- Opinion publique > États-Unis
- United States
- Note
- "Sponsored by the Dirksen Congressional Center Project on Public Trust."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- The puzzle of distrust / Joseph Cooper -- Insiders with a crisis from outside : Congress and the public trust / David M. Shribman -- Appreciating Congress / John R. Hibbing -- Congress and public trust : is Congress its own worst enemy? / Roger H. Davidson -- How good people make bad collectives : a social-psychological perspective on public attitudes toward Congress / Diana C. Mutz and Gregory N. Flemming -- Congress, public trust, and education / Mary A. Hepburn and Charles S. Bullock III -- Performance and expectations in American politics : the problem of distrust in Congress / Joseph Cooper -- Epilogue : the Clinton impeachment controversy and public trust / Joseph Cooper.
- ISBN
- 0813368375
- 9780813368375
- 0813368383
- 9780813368382
- LCCN
- 99021970
- 9780813368382
- OCLC
- ocm40996085
- 40996085
- SCSB-928742
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library