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Foreword; Table of contents; Preface - Governance matters!; Executive summary; Reader's guide; Calendar year/fiscal year in National Accounts data; Country coverage; Country codes (ISO codes); OECD averages and totals; Averages; Totals; Online supplements; Per capita indicators; Purchasing Power Par...

Chapter 1. Trust in government, policy effectiveness and the governance agendaIntroduction; What do we mean by trust in government?; Why does trust in government matter?; Measuring trust in government; Table 1.1. International surveys measuring trust or confidence in government; Patterns and trends...

Figure 1.2. Trust in financial institutions compared to governmentFigure 1.3. Trust in the media and government; Drivers of trust in government; Macro-level; Figure 1.4. Trust in political parties is much lower than trust in government in Europe over time (2005-13); Figure 1.5. Trust in government a...

Figure 1.8. The role of public debt matters only in countries in fiscal crisisMicro-level; Figure 1.9. Satisfaction with public services is higher than trust in government (2012); Table 1.2. The service quality framework; Integrity: A cross cutting issue; Figure 1.10. Be aware of corruption!; Conclu...

Improving fairness through selected government policiesMethodology and definitions; Further reading; Figure notes; 2.3. Differences in income inequality pre- and post-tax and government transfers (2005 and 2010); 2.4. Difference in average income tax rate of single persons earning 167% and 67% of av...

2.7. Limited government powers versus fundamental rights (2012-13)