Confidence in Political Institutions in Canada and the United States: Assessing the Interactive Role of Region and Race

Autor:	Monica Hwang, Edward Grabb, Robert Andersen, Scott Milligan
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Government Economic growth media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development Civil service American political science Public administration Race (biology) Politics State (polity) Political science Survey data collection Position (finance) Earth-Surface Processes media_common
Zdroj:	American Review of Canadian Studies. 39:379-397
ISSN:	1943-9954 0272-2011
DOI:	10.1080/02722010903319111
Popis:	This article uses nationally representative sample survey data to assess the confidence of Canadians and Americans in four major state institutions: the police; the civil service; the federal government; and political parties. Long-standing arguments suggest that Canadians are more trusting of government than Americans. Results, however, indicate small national differences, with variations within countries being much more important, especially for regional and racial subgroups within each nation. Consistent with their traditional minority position in Canada, Quebecers stand out as having the least confidence of respondents in either nation. In contrast, and despite their minority position, nonwhites express more confidence in political institutions than do whites in both countries, especially in English Canada. One exception is somewhat lower confidence in the police among nonwhites, particularly in the northern United States. The findings demonstrate the need to go beyond an exclusive focus on national d...
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