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Linking socio-economic performance, quality of governance, and trust in the civil service: does culture intercede in the perceived relationships? Evidence from and beyond Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka

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Several non-OECD countries have relatively low socio-economic performance, poor governance, and a fair amount of corruption among civil servants, yet their citizens report higher trust in the civil services than do citizens in OECD countries. To understand this mismatch, this study provides an explanation, arguing that an authoritarian cultural orientation in some societies can contribute to citizens having relatively high institutional trust despite the poor performance and weak governance of public institutions. Based on country-representative survey data from three South Asian countries (Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka), the argument is that because of such an orientation, a hierarchical relationship is developed with the authorities which generates natural obedience to them. This, in turn, contributes to their higher level of institutional trust.

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  • Hasan Muhammad Baniamin, 2019. "Linking socio-economic performance, quality of governance, and trust in the civil service: does culture intercede in the perceived relationships? Evidence from and beyond Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lan," Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 41(3), pages 127-141, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rapaxx:v:41:y:2019:i:3:p:127-141
    DOI: 10.1080/23276665.2019.1658926
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    1. Md. Hasanur Rahman & Alfarunnahar Ruma & Mohammad Nasir Hossain & Rifat Nahrin & Shapan Chandra Majumder, 2021. "Examine the Empirical Relationship between Energy Consumption and Industrialization in Bangladesh: Granger Causality Analysis," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 11(3), pages 121-129.
    2. Malkina, Marina Yu. & Ovchinnikov, Vyacheslav N. & Kholodilin, Konstantin A., 2020. "Институциональные Факторы Политического Доверия В Современной России [Institutional Factors Influencing Political Trust in Modern Russia]," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 12(4), pages 77-93.
    3. Ishtiaq Jamil & Hasan Muhammad Baniamin, 2021. "How culture may nurture institutional trust: Insights from Bangladesh and Nepal," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 39(3), pages 419-434, May.

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