Clark, Jeff R.; Lee, Dwight R. - In: Eastern Economic Journal 27 (2001) 1, pp. 19-34
Public trust in government to promote the general interest has declined sharply since the early 1960s. Almost all those … commenting on the trend see it as detrimental to government's ability to perform. We recognize that up to some level, trust does … improve government performance, but beyond that level additional trust harms government performance by giving too much …