The bases of political trust in six Asian societies: Institutional and cultural explanations compared

International Political Science Review

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 263-281

  Wong, Timothy Ka ying ^a   Wan, Po san ^a   Hsiao, Hsin Huang Michael ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOCIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

cultural orientation; East Asian societies; policy performance; political support; political trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958861446     PISSN: 01925121     EISSN: 1460373X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192512110378657     Document Type: Article

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