Government policy performance and central–local political trust in China

IF 1.9 2区社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Journal of Public Policy Pub Date : 2022-08-09 DOI:10.1017/S0143814X22000162

Y. Zhai

引用次数: 3

Abstract

Abstract It is widely acknowledged that poor government policy performance undermines public trust in government. However, there has been insufficient study of how citizens attribute responsibility to different levels of government within an authoritarian unitary context. Inquiry is needed to assess the ways government performance in various policy domains affects central–local political trust. This study uses the case of China to addresses these questions. Results show that, in particular, local governments risk losing public trust for corruption. Nevertheless, the central government loses public trust due to unsatisfying economies. Both local and central governments lose public trust for poor performance regarding environmental protection, food safety problems, public health, and primary/middle school education. The central government cannot always avoid blame, depending on different policy issues. The results indicate that the perceived administrative responsibility of different levels of government affects citizens’ evaluations of the performance of the central and local governments as well as their political trust.

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中国政府政策绩效与中央-地方政治信任

人们普遍认为，政府政策绩效不佳会损害公众对政府的信任。然而，在专制的单一背景下，公民如何将责任归因于不同级别的政府，这方面的研究还不够。需要进行调查，以评估政府在各种政策领域的表现如何影响中央与地方的政治信任。本研究以中国为例来解决这些问题。调查结果显示，地方政府尤其面临着因腐败而失去公众信任的风险。然而，中央政府却因经济状况不佳而失去了国民的信任。地方和中央政府在环境保护、食品安全、公共卫生、中小学教育等方面表现不佳，失去了公众的信任。根据不同的政策问题，中央政府不可能总是逃避责任。结果表明，各级政府的行政责任感知影响公民对中央和地方政府绩效的评价，以及公民对中央和地方政府的政治信任。

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Journal of Public Policy Multiple-

CiteScore

4.40

自引率

8.30%

发文量

期刊介绍： The Journal of Public Policy applies social science theories and concepts to significant political, economic and social issues and to the ways in which public policies are made. Its articles deal with topics of concern to public policy scholars in America, Europe, Japan and other advanced industrial nations. The journal often publishes articles that cut across disciplines, such as environmental issues, international political economy, regulatory policy and European Union processes. Its peer reviewers come from up to a dozen social science disciplines and countries across three continents, thus ensuring both analytic rigour and accuracy in reference to national and policy context.