Government: Have Presidents and Prime Ministers Misdiagnosed the Patient? - McGill-Queen's / Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Studies in Leadership, Public Policy, and Governance

Understanding the declining trust in Western governments is one thing; coming up with the right diagnosis another. Savoie suggests the political accountability and public nature of government operations shape the behaviour of civil servants, and policy makers have failed to see that efficacy in government is tied to well-performing institutions.