Some analysts have called distrust the biggest governmental crisis of our time. It is unquestionably a huge problem, undermining confidence in our elected insti

Confidence in American government has been declining for three decades. Leading Harvard scholars here explore the roots of this mistrust by examining the govern

Across the Western world, people are angry about the inability of government to perform basic functions competently. With widespread evidence of policy failures

Trust and confidence are topical issues. Pundits claim that citizens trust governments and public services increasingly less - identifying a powerful new erosio

Conventional wisdom holds that trust is essential for cooperation between individuals and institutions—such as community organizations, banks, and local gover