Contents:
Introduction: The decline of confidence in government - Joseph S. Nye, Jr Part one: The scope and performance of government The evolving scope of government - Ernest R. May Measuring the performance of government - Derek Bok Fall from grace: the public's loss of faith in government - Gary Orren Part two: The menu of explanations Is it really the economy, stupid? - Robert Z. Lawrence Social and cultural causes of dissatisfaction with U. S. government - Jane Mansbridge The polarization of america parties and mistrus og government - David C. King The politics of mistruts - Richard E. Neustadt Part three: Data on public attitudes toward governance Changing attitudes in america - Robert J. Blendon, John M. Benson, Richard Morin, Drew E. Altman, Mollyann Brodie, Mario Brossard, and Matt James Postmaterialist values and the erosion of institutional authority - Ronald Inglehart Public trust and democracy in Japan - Susan J. Pharr Conclusion: reflections, conjectures , and puzzles - Joseph S. Nye, Jr., and Phillip D. Zelikow
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