Annual Gallup Survey Results - Trust in Government
Low Trust in Federal Government Rivals Watergate Era Levels:
"September 26, 2007 Low Trust in Federal Government Rivals Watergate Era Levels Trust in state, local governments holding steady by Jeffrey M. Jones GALLUP NEWS SERVICE PRINCETON, NJ -- A high degree of public trust in elected leaders is one of the basic underpinnings of representative government. Gallup's annual Governance survey shows that trust in the federal government has continued to decrease this year after showing noticeable signs of decline the past two years. Now, Americans generally express less trust in the federal government than at any point in the past decade, and trust in many federal government institutions is now lower than it was during the Watergate era, generally recognized as the low point in American history for trust in government."...
http://www.galluppoll.com/content/default.aspx?ci=28795 retrieved Oct. 12, 2007 by JMS
Sunday, October 14, 2007
GALLUP: Trust in Federal Government, On Nearly All Issues, Hits New Low -- Even Less Than in Watergate Era
From Editor and Publisher: http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003647275 retrieved Oct. 14, 2007 by JMS.
GALLUP: Trust in Federal Government, On Nearly All Issues, Hits New Low -- Even Less Than in Watergate Era:
"GALLUP: Trust in Federal Government, On Nearly All Issues, Hits New Low -- Even Less Than in Watergate Era By E&P Staff Published: September 27, 2007 10:30 AM ET NEW YORK A new Gallup poll reveals that, as the organization puts it, Americans now 'express less trust in the federal government than at any point in the past decade, and trust in many federal government institutions is now lower than it was during the Watergate era, generally recognized as the low point in American history for trust in government.' "
Among the findings: Barely half trust the government to handle international problems, the lowest number ever. And less than half express faith in the government handling domestic issues, the lowest findings since 1976. Faith in the executive branch has fallen to 43% -- only 3% higher than it was just before President Nixon's resignation in 1974. At the same time, trust in Congress, at 50%, is its lowest ever.Gallup has asked about trust in government since 1972. It conducted this year's poll Sept. 14-16 and found the following: -- Barely half of Americans, 51%, say they have a "great deal" or "fair amount" of trust in the federal government to handle international problems. -- Less than half of Americans, 47%, now have at least a fair amount of trust in the federal government to handle domestic problems. Gallup adds: "The candidates running for president in 2008 will be trying to win over a skeptical public. Just 55% of Americans express trust in the 'men and women in political life in this country who either hold or are running for public office.' That matches the low Gallup found in 2001."Americans are even losing faith -- in themselves. Currently, 70% of Americans trust the public's ability to perform its role in a democratic government, which is down from 78% two years ago when it was last asked, and significantly lower than any other reading Gallup has taken."The poll indicates that the lack of trust seems to be directed primarily at the federal government," Gallup concludes. "There has been no observable decline of public trust in state and local governments. Sixty-seven percent of Americans now express trust in their state government, matching the levels of 2004 and 2005. Sixty-nine percent also trust their local government, similar to what Gallup has found since 2001."
GALLUP: Trust in Federal Government, On Nearly All Issues, Hits New Low -- Even Less Than in Watergate Era:
"GALLUP: Trust in Federal Government, On Nearly All Issues, Hits New Low -- Even Less Than in Watergate Era By E&P Staff Published: September 27, 2007 10:30 AM ET NEW YORK A new Gallup poll reveals that, as the organization puts it, Americans now 'express less trust in the federal government than at any point in the past decade, and trust in many federal government institutions is now lower than it was during the Watergate era, generally recognized as the low point in American history for trust in government.' "
Among the findings: Barely half trust the government to handle international problems, the lowest number ever. And less than half express faith in the government handling domestic issues, the lowest findings since 1976. Faith in the executive branch has fallen to 43% -- only 3% higher than it was just before President Nixon's resignation in 1974. At the same time, trust in Congress, at 50%, is its lowest ever.Gallup has asked about trust in government since 1972. It conducted this year's poll Sept. 14-16 and found the following: -- Barely half of Americans, 51%, say they have a "great deal" or "fair amount" of trust in the federal government to handle international problems. -- Less than half of Americans, 47%, now have at least a fair amount of trust in the federal government to handle domestic problems. Gallup adds: "The candidates running for president in 2008 will be trying to win over a skeptical public. Just 55% of Americans express trust in the 'men and women in political life in this country who either hold or are running for public office.' That matches the low Gallup found in 2001."Americans are even losing faith -- in themselves. Currently, 70% of Americans trust the public's ability to perform its role in a democratic government, which is down from 78% two years ago when it was last asked, and significantly lower than any other reading Gallup has taken."The poll indicates that the lack of trust seems to be directed primarily at the federal government," Gallup concludes. "There has been no observable decline of public trust in state and local governments. Sixty-seven percent of Americans now express trust in their state government, matching the levels of 2004 and 2005. Sixty-nine percent also trust their local government, similar to what Gallup has found since 2001."
Trust in Government
Trust in Government: "The Origins of Civic Mistrust" - A set of resources brought to you by the Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington
"Bowling Alone: America's Declining Social Capital," by Robert D. Putnam, Journal of Democracy 6:1, January 1995
"Reclaiming Confidence in Government: Can this Relationship be Saved?" by Beverly Stein at the Portland City Club, January 12, 1996
"Why Civil Society? Why Now?" by E.J.Dionne, Jr., The Brookings Review, Fall 1997 Vol. 15 No.4
"America's Civic Condition: A Glance at the Evidence," by William A. Galston and Peter Levine, The Brookings Review, Fall 1997 Vol. 15 No.4
"Why Don't Americans Trust The Government?", The Washington Post / Kaiser Family Foundation / Harvard University Survey Project 1996
"Attitudes Towards Government" () NPR-Kaiser-Kennedy School Poll, May-June 2000.
"Americans Distrust Government, but Want It to Do More: NPR/Kaiser/Kennedy School Poll Points to Paradox" Summary of "Attitudes Towards Government" NPR-Kaiser-Kennedy School Poll, May-June 2000" () from Morning Edition, July 28, 2000.
"Reconnecting Government to the People", () by Mayor Norman Rice, City of Seattle, from City News, 1996
"Bowling Alone: America's Declining Social Capital," by Robert D. Putnam, Journal of Democracy 6:1, January 1995
"Reclaiming Confidence in Government: Can this Relationship be Saved?" by Beverly Stein at the Portland City Club, January 12, 1996
"Why Civil Society? Why Now?" by E.J.Dionne, Jr., The Brookings Review, Fall 1997 Vol. 15 No.4
"America's Civic Condition: A Glance at the Evidence," by William A. Galston and Peter Levine, The Brookings Review, Fall 1997 Vol. 15 No.4
"Why Don't Americans Trust The Government?", The Washington Post / Kaiser Family Foundation / Harvard University Survey Project 1996
"Attitudes Towards Government" () NPR-Kaiser-Kennedy School Poll, May-June 2000.
"Americans Distrust Government, but Want It to Do More: NPR/Kaiser/Kennedy School Poll Points to Paradox" Summary of "Attitudes Towards Government" NPR-Kaiser-Kennedy School Poll, May-June 2000" () from Morning Edition, July 28, 2000.
"Reconnecting Government to the People", () by Mayor Norman Rice, City of Seattle, from City News, 1996
Thursday, October 11, 2007
egov -- The Official Web Site of the President's E-Government Initiative
egov -- The Official Web Site of the President's E-Government Initiative: "Expanding E-Government is the President’s goal of utilizing technology to improve how the Federal Government serves you, citizens, businesses and agencies alike. This website provides an overview of the program, the Presidential E-Government Initiatives and the Federal Enterprise Architecture. Please discover the many ways Federal employees are serving citizens, businesses and local communities via E-Government."
Trust
Trust: "Trust To be successful, e-government projects must build trust within agencies, between agencies, across governments, and with businesses, NGOs and citizens. When conceptualizing e-government, developers often do not realize the many boundaries, both physical and administrative, that the proposed project will cross. Yet, the success of e-government often comes down to building trust and common understanding with the variety of players early in the process. The biggest concern for most parties is that change brought about by a new system will negatively impact them. Almost every successful e-government project is a case example in building trust."
Understanding New Models of Collaboration for Delivering Government Services:
Understanding New Models of Collaboration for Delivering Government Services:
Sharon S. Dawes and Lise Prefontaine
Communications of the ACM, Volume 46, Number 1, January 2003, pp 40-42
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Abstract: In the last decade, countries all over the globe have sought to deliver public services through new working relationships among governments and private and nonprofit organizations. The defining characteristic of these collaborations is the voluntary combination of separate organizations into a coherent service delivery system supported by advanced IT.
This article presents a summary of an international research project that is studying eleven of these collaborations.
Theme; Collaboration & Integration; Overview
Theme; Collaboration & Integration; Overview: "Overview Very few service needs (such as health care) or important public issues (such as environmental quality or domestic security) can be addressed by single organizations acting alone. Many of our needs as a society demand that perspectives, information, and other resources be shared across organizational and jurisdictional boundaries. In some cases, agencies or levels of government need to integrate their work processes and information flows into complex joint operations. Increasingly, these organizational networks also involve private businesses or nonprofit organizations. Information technology is an essential part of these initiatives, but it must be applied in the context of well understood political, organizational, and economic concerns."
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