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Do Local Government Reforms Result in Higher Levels of Trust in Local Politicians?

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  • Marit Reitan
  • Kari Gustafsson
  • Arild Blekesaune

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Local government reforms have been carried out in a number of European countries, aiming at both more effective service production and increased citizen participation in local politics. Although extensive research has been carried out analysing the content and background of these reforms, few if any, studies have considered the democratic effects of these reforms at the level of the individual citizen. This article investigates relationship between local government reforms and citizen trust in local government, focusing on individual-level data on local government reforms in Norway in 2008. The analysis shows that it is difficult to find a clear relationship between reform policies and trust in local politicians. These findings parallel other contributions in concluding that it is difficult to find substantial effects from local government re-organisations.

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  • Marit Reitan & Kari Gustafsson & Arild Blekesaune, 2015. "Do Local Government Reforms Result in Higher Levels of Trust in Local Politicians?," Local Government Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 41(1), pages 156-179, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:flgsxx:v:41:y:2015:i:1:p:156-179
    DOI: 10.1080/03003930.2014.891983
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    1. Cooper, Christine & Lapsley, Irvine, 2021. "Hillsborough: The fight for accountability," CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ACCOUNTING, Elsevier, vol. 79(C).

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