A Case Study of Public Trust, Collective Action, and Water

John McCaskill, Julie Haworth, James Harrington

Abstract


Public trust is a critical component in the governance of public resources. The structure of that governance can have a profound impact on the level of trust citizens have in the way resources are allocated. This study relates the findings of an exit poll conducted during the primaries for the 2016 presidential elections. The questions related to the level of trust voters had regarding their local government and their subsequent attitudes toward the water conservation messaging from those governments. The findings support national survey findings that citizens in the United States have a high level of trust in local government, which enables longer-term solutions to collective action problems.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5296/jpag.v9i1.14129

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