CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNMENT DURING THE 1980S

被引：72

作者：

MILLER, AH ^{[1
]}

BORRELLI, SA ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV ALABAMA,POLIT SCI,TUSCALOOSA,AL 35401

来源：

AMERICAN POLITICS QUARTERLY | 1991年 / 19卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1177/1532673X9101900201

中图分类号：

D0 [政治学、政治理论];

学科分类号：

0302 ; 030201 ;

摘要：

Data from the American National Election Studies are used to examine trends in political trust for the period of 1980 to 1988. The data reveal a substantial growth in trust during the first half of the eighties, followed by plummeting confidence in government at the end of the decade. A number of plausible explanations for these shifts in public trust are examined. The analysis reveals that the downturn in trust after 1984 was not a response to the Iran-Contra scandal of 1986. Rather, it reflected the emerging perception that Reagan lacked compassion, as well as growing dissatisfaction with foreign and domestic policies. © 1991, Sage Publications. All rights reserved.

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页码：147 / 173

页数：27

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