As the global economic crisis has undermined trust in most governments worldwide, more than three out of four Swiss citizens still express confidence in their national authorities, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has found.
According to the OECD’s Government at a Glance report for 2013, 77% of Swiss trusted their government in 2012, up from 63% in 2007. That’s the highest level of trust across all 34 member countries.
In the other nations, only two out of five citizens on average say they have confidence in their national authorities. Not surprisingly, trust particularly declined in countries that were hit hardest by the crisis, such as Ireland, Greece, Slovenia and Portugal, the report showed.
The authorities in countries where trust has eroded over the past years need to put their fiscal houses in order and deliver high-quality services to their citizens, the authors found. Full story...
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According to the OECD’s Government at a Glance report for 2013, 77% of Swiss trusted their government in 2012, up from 63% in 2007. That’s the highest level of trust across all 34 member countries.
In the other nations, only two out of five citizens on average say they have confidence in their national authorities. Not surprisingly, trust particularly declined in countries that were hit hardest by the crisis, such as Ireland, Greece, Slovenia and Portugal, the report showed.
The authorities in countries where trust has eroded over the past years need to put their fiscal houses in order and deliver high-quality services to their citizens, the authors found. Full story...
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