社会公平影响政府信任的制度和文化路径分析

A cultural approach to social equity and governmental trust system

政府信任是政治合法性的基石,体现了民众对政府的支持和认同,具有重要的政治价值。社会公平是公众朴素的现实诉求,维护社会公平是政府不容推脱的基本责任。研究发现:第一,社会公平直接影响政府信任。对社会公平程度评价越高的人们越倾向于信任政府。第二,社会公平通过影响政府绩效间接影响政府信任。对社会公平程度评价越高的人们对政府绩效的评价越好,对政府绩效的评价越好的人们越倾向于信任政府,政府绩效对社会公平和政府信任具有中介作用;第三,社会公平通过影响社会信任间接影响政府信任。对社会公平程度评价越高的人们越可能持有更高的社会信任水平,社会信任水平越高的人们越倾向于信任政府,社会信任对社会公平和政府信任具有中介作用。

Governmental trust is the cornerstone of political legitimacy.Social equity is the realistic demand of the public,and maintaining social equity is the basic responsibility of the government.Firstly,social equity has a direct impact on government trust.Higher the evaluation of social equity,the more people tend to trust the government.Secondly,social equity indirectly affects government trust by influencing government performance.Government performance plays an intermediary role in social equity and government trust.Thirdly,social equity indirectly affects government trust by influencing social trust.The higher the evaluation of social equity,the more likely people are to hold a higher level of social trust.The higher the level of social trust,the more likely people are to trust the government.Social trust plays an intermediary role in social equity and government trust.