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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"trust-in-government"”.
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Factors affecting public trust in government digital services in developing countries: a case of South Africa
Problem Statement: The government in developing countries has been grappling with poor service delivery often evidenced by perpetual destructive service delivery protests. Slow economic growth has further eroded the government capacity to deliver public services effectively and efficiently. The …
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Style Over Substance? The Effect of Perceptions of the Economy and Affect Toward the President on Trust in Government
This study examines persons' trust in the federal government using data from the National Election Study for the presidential election years 1980 through 2000. I hypothesize that person's perceptions of the national economy's health and their affect toward the incumbent president are both …
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Predicting COVID-19 behavior: Is it all due to political orientation?
… <p>Adherence to COVID-19 preventing measures is becoming increasingly important as governments across the world realize COVID-19 is not an acute, but a chronic problem. There is, however, disagreement over to what extent COVID-19 is a problem. In the United States, the division …
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Freedom to Vote in Kenya: Effects of Perceived Corruption, Levels of Political Trust, and Fear of Political Violence and Intimidation
<p> <p>To understand attitudes about voting in Kenya, this study examines Kenyan voters’ feelings of freedom to vote according to their own will and without pressure. More specifically it seeks to determine the extent to which these feelings are affected by 1) perception of corruption, 2) levels of …
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Political crisis and the politics of water pollution control in the 1970s
In the late 1970s public trust in government and business increased considerably. During this period the federal government amended the 1972 act. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1977 extended industrial compliance deadlines for meeting the national water quality standards and …
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ADDRESSING FEMA’S RECRUITMENT CHALLENGES: LESSONS FROM TEACH FOR AMERICA
This thesis is a single-case study of Teach for America's model for recruitment and selection of young adults. The civil service has struggled with recruitment, which is becoming increasingly urgent as its workforce ages. Human capital challenges are at the center of mission failures in government. …
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The Political Economy of Internal Adjustment in the Baltic States: Explaining Responses to the Crisis /
In this dissertation, the experience of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania during the crisis in 2008-2010 is analysed. Its aim is to find out why the Baltic countries chose and were able to implement the strategy of “internal adjustment”, i.e. kept fixed exchange rates and achieved fiscal sustainability …
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Engagement of citizens in e-government, a conceptual framework using serious gaming
… of low citizen engagement and participation in e-Government in terms of lack of knowledge, experience, trust in e-Services and government itself. The research addressed the issues of factors that influence citizens' acceptance and adoption of e-government services in Libya, how to overcome …
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Factors influencing the success of an E-participation project in South Africa
… is an enormous challenge for the current government of South Africa, as protests about service delivery are frequent and often violent and disruptive. E-participation could provide a means for dissatisfied citizens to voice their grievances, but it has not been duly exploited in South …
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Nixon's Wars: Secrecy, Watergate, and the CIA
<p>Watergate is considered the most infamous political scandal in American history. It resulted in the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon, and it had a profound, lasting, and damaging impact on the American people’s trust in government. The story of Watergate is often intertwined with that …
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Rural public administration: the tasks of leadership
This study examines both the urban and rural contexts to determine how context influences the attitudes and perceptions of local officials concerning their participation in the governance of their communities. James Svara’s dichotomy/duality model is used to assess and compare the attitudes and …
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The Civic Engagement Of Latino Immigrants In The United States
… and civic engagement theories to explain the incorporation and engagement of Latino immigrants in American society by examining how demographic characteristics, socioeconomic factors, and characteristics of the immigrant experience, as moderated by acculturation and trust in government …
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Where The Two Trusts Meet: How Social Trust Influences Political Trust In The New Media Environment
In the modern democratic society, where it is difficult to get to know politicians in person or to fully internalize the complex political system, news articles strongly influence the forming and updating of political trust. Technical developments have created the layer of one’s personal network …
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Explaining and predicting suggested relationships between human social capital, citizen political trust, and citizen political engagement
… of a representative democracy. Citizens engage in various political activities to elect representation to create policies and programs that may benefit individuals, groups of individuals, and special interests. A citizen’s type of political engagement and level of political engagement may be …
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The Effects of Wildland Fire on a Community: A Study of Bell County, Kentucky
As the number of people living in forested areas continues to grow, so does the likelihood that an individual will suffer from a wildland fire. There has been little research produced strictly looking at the human dimensions of wildland fire, especially in southern rural communities (Machlis, …
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The township-based MSME's perspective: Understanding the challenges and benefits associated with DFI Business Development Services in South Africa
… enterprises (MSMEs) are extremely valuable in creating social and economic development. It is for this reason that many countries have adopted MSME development policies as part of their national development strategies. In South Africa, the post-Apartheid government rolled out development …
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Towards an Improved Framework of E-Government Implementation in Chaotic Environment; Proposed Social Collaboration Model: Case study of Libya
E-government is basically described as using all available electronic media to provide an online public services companies, agencies, citizens or persons in certain country or region. This provision can be provided by the government institutions, agencies, or organisation, in addition to public and …
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Investigating enhancement of factors affecting mobile government services adoption in Egypt
M-government refers to the utilization of wireless and mobile communication technologies in government administration to enable the delivery of informative and transactional services to the government's stakeholders (such as residents and companies). Due to the popularity of mobile applications …
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General Social Trust And Political Trust Within Social And Political Groups: A Case Study
People in society with high levels of generalized social trust and political trust are more likely to engage in civic activism and participation. Therefore, people involved in social and political groups will likely have higher levels of generalized social and political trust than the general …
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