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Abstract
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The ability of the state to maintain trust with its citizens is a challenge in emerging economies. The proposed study examines how perceptions of relative state effectiveness determine a citizen's engagement with state and non-state actors. The first component of the study introduces a range of "exposure treatments" to individuals in Pakistan, a country that offers an excellent study context. The treatments vary from information provision about state and non-state initiatives to facilitated access to state initiatives versus a placebo information treatment. The study tests whether these interventions change a citizen's beliefs and attitudes towards state and non-state actors.
The second component of the study will offer several levels of intensity of treatment -- from pure information, to demonstration, to facilitating access to state services. We will then measure the change in citizen's beliefs and attitudes along with impacts on the citizens’ engagement with each actor. These ideas raise the possibility of a two-way feedback between the effectiveness of the state and citizens' attitudes towards it.
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The ability of the state to maintain trust with its citizens is a challenge in emerging economies. The proposed study examines how perceptions of relative state effectiveness determine a citizen's engagement with state and non-state actors. The first component of the study introduces a range of "exposure treatments" to individuals in Pakistan, a country that offers an excellent study context. The treatments vary from information provision about state and non-state initiatives versus a placebo information treatment. The study tests whether these interventions change a citizens' beliefs and attitudes towards state and non-state actors.
The second component of the study will offer several levels of intensity of treatment -- from pure information, to demonstration, to facilitating access to state services. We will then measure the change in citizens' beliefs and attitudes along with impacts on the citizens’ actual engagement with each actor. These ideas raise the possibility of a two-way feedback between the effectiveness of the state and citizens' attitudes towards it.
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