Reconstructing the Conceptual Framework of"Trust in Government":A Study of Grounded Theory Based on Interview Data from 733 Peasants
This article presents a grounded theory study based on field interviews with 733 rural residents in China,aiming to identify the fundamental elements of trust in government among Chinese peasants.The study delineates seven key components:au-thority,motivation,capability,morality,performance,accessibility,and responsiveness.These components form a foundational framework for understanding the dimensions of trust in government.The analysis follows the government process model of"input-transformation-output-feedback",where government motivation relates to the input phase,capability and morality characterize the transformation phase,and performance corresponds to output characteristics.Accessibility and responsiveness are identified as inter-active traits within the feedback phase,while the authority of the government serves as the central structural element.Notably,a-mong peasants who express trust in the government,performance emerges as the most frequently cited factor,whereas accessibility is the predominant concern among those who distrust the government.
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