Effect of the quality of public governance on the feeling of public confidence in government institutions: an analysis for Latin American countries

Authors

  • Paulo Sergio Almeida-Santos UNB- Universidade de Brasília/Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1297-7233
  • Andreia Carpes Dani FURB- Universidade Regional de Blumenau
  • Cristian Bau Dal Magro FURB.
  • José Matias-Pereira Universidade de Brasília.
  • Vinícius Costa da Silva Zonatto FURB.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21118/apgs.v10i4.5518

Keywords:

Sentimento de Confiança. Governança Pública. América Latina.

Abstract

The aim of the present study is to verify the effect of the quality of public governance on the feeling of confidence of the population in the governmental institutions of Latin American countries. The analysis comprises a period of 19 years (1996 - 2014) for a scenario of seven countries. The main results show that the better the quality of public governance, greater the public confidence in government institutions tends to be, although at a frequency of 0 to 100% the level of trust in institutions such as the armed forces, the police, judiciary, political parties, parliament and national government, does not exceed 50% for most cases. These findings generally provide support for strengthening the confidence of citizens and, in particular, public institutions in those countries. Indeed, public confidence can be improved when governments, among other government institutions, are able to provide goods and services that raise the level of social welfare of those.

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Author Biographies

Paulo Sergio Almeida-Santos, UNB- Universidade de Brasília/Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso

Doutorando em Ciências Contábeis pela Universidade Brasília. Professor da Faculdade de Administração e Ciências Contábeis da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso.

Andreia Carpes Dani, FURB- Universidade Regional de Blumenau

Doutoranda em Ciências Contábeis e Administração pela FURB.

Cristian Bau Dal Magro, FURB.

Doutorando em Ciências Contábeis e Administração pela FURB.

José Matias-Pereira, Universidade de Brasília.

Pós-doutor em Administração pela Universidade de São Paulo. Doutor em ciência política (área de governo e administração pública) pela Universidade
Complutense de Madrid. Professor e pesquisador associado do programa de pós-graduação em Ciências Contábeis da Universidade de Brasília

Vinícius Costa da Silva Zonatto, FURB.

Doutor em iências Contábeis e Professor no programa de pós-graduação da FURB.

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Published

2018-10-01

How to Cite

Almeida-Santos, P. S., Dani, A. C., Dal Magro, C. B., Matias-Pereira, J., & Zonatto, V. C. da S. (2018). Effect of the quality of public governance on the feeling of public confidence in government institutions: an analysis for Latin American countries. Administração Pública E Gestão Social, 10(4), 228–238. https://doi.org/10.21118/apgs.v10i4.5518

Issue

october-december 2018: 10(4) 226-327

Section

Transparência, Accountability e Governança Pública

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