21 Politics Can Governments Earn Our Trust? Donald F. Kettl University of Maryland In this provocative essay, Kettl explores the deep historical roots of distrust in government and its effects on the social contract between citizens and their elected representatives. It is a book that offers strategies that governments can use in earning back our trust, so that the officials we elect can govern more effectively on our behalf. • The latest book in Polity’s exciting ‘Democratic Futures’ series, which explores the key challenges and debates about democracy in the twenty-first century • Explores the acute problem of collapsing trust in government and its consequences, arguing that trust in public institutions has always suffered peaks and troughs and can ultimately be rebuilt • Written by a leading scholar and commentator of public affairs • Snappy and accessible, this book will appeal to anyone interested in the contemporary political landscape Series: Democratic Futures Print ISBN: 978-1-5095-2245-3 | Cloth | €44.90 / 978-1-5095-2246-0 | Paper | €12.90 | Sep 2017 | 168PP About the Author Donald F. Kettl is Professor and former Dean in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland.
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