Government/Citizen Ratio
What is the role of government in society? In recent decades, both society and the role of government in it have changed significantly. From a government that took the upper hand in creating public value by developing a welfare state and setting up a social security system. Towards a shift from government tasks to the market, think of the new public management. In recent years, however, the government has increasingly focused on a hands-on democracy, in which citizens and social associations are called upon to take over government tasks. And the government is 'only' one of the parties in a network.
This collection contains various studies that tell something about the (new) relationship between the government/municipality and citizens. How can this relationship be explained? Important concepts are trust, official expertise and government participation.
