As we start a new year and look back to 2015 and behind, there is an interesting trend looming; trust in government and its institutions across the globe continues to decrease. In country after country, people’s trust in their government seems to be eroding, even in places where over the past decades human development has improved. This trend is more poignant if we take into account that this growing dissatisfaction with government is in the context of unprecedented electoral activity. That is, in countries where most decision-makers are elected in relatively open and competitive elections. In spite of that, distrust in government institutions is a phenomenon being registered in both older democracies, as well as newer ones, and in countries that show a relative strong economic performance.
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