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Invest in Trust as A Road to Superior Local Governance: A Proposal for Research |
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| รหัสดีโอไอ | |
| Creator | Narong Kiettikunwong |
| Title | Invest in Trust as A Road to Superior Local Governance: A Proposal for Research |
| Publisher | National Research Council of Thailand |
| Publication Year | 2561 |
| Journal Title | SOCIAL SCIENCE ASIA : Official Journal of National Research Council of Thailand in conjunction with the College of Local Administration Khon Kaen University |
| Journal Vol. | 4 |
| Journal No. | 2 |
| Page no. | 15 |
| Keyword | Trust, golden rule, ethical compass, local government, citizenry |
| URL Website | http://e-journal.nrct.go.th/ |
| Website title | e-journal |
| ISSN | 2229-2608 |
| Abstract | Trust in government, especially at local levels is an ongoing topic that interestsand draws attention of researchers worldwide. When a government is trusted or is perceivedas trustworthy people are more willing to cooperate which usually leads to a betterperformance. Despite the benefits that a government may gain from being trustworthy, inreality a government will decide to neglect a tendency to be trusted in favor of otherincentives it views as more rewarding. The primary goal of this article is to discussthe meaning and all the elements of trust in order to propose to undertake a study to examinewhy or why not local government chooses to invest in trust using the relevant economists'tool, the prisoner's dilemma game theory model, to explain individual and group behavior inthe trust relationship between local government and its citizens. Hence, to result in mutuallybeneficial outcomes, the concept of the Golden Rule will be proposed as a way to embraceinvestment in trust from both players in the game of trust to overcome distrust and takeadvantage of mutual cooperation by the local government and the citizen. The output ofthis article can act as a basis for knowledge that will be used in future relevant research,especially to carry forward practical recommendations on the promotion of trust for the localgovernment and the citizen |
