Government is an important institution in every society, but public trust in government has been declining worldwide …. Like social trust, institutional trust in government manifests in two forms—goodwill-based (based on intentions and … competence-based, institutional trust in government. Intercultural experience was negatively related to goodwill …

There is a large and growing literature on welfare state attitudes, most of which is built on random-sample population … article demonstrates: firstly, these instruments underestimate the inconsistency (the degree to which attitudes logically … simultaneous occurrence of positive and negative reactions) and non-attitudes towards welfare state activities that common people …

Africa between 2003 and 2012 using data from the South African Social Attitudes Survey series and 2009 round of the … earnings are tracked, together with support for government redistribution and for specific redress policies. Overall, the …

socialist ideology and certain dimensions of Chinese cultural values influence the growth of materialism. In turn, materialism …