The Profits of Distrust by Manuel P Teodoro

The Profits of Distrust by Manuel P Teodoro

The choices people make about drinking water reveal deeper lessons about civic life. Basic services are the bedrock of government legitimacy. Excellent, equitable basic services build trust in government; basic service failures undermine trust. The rise of the bottled water industry in the US reflects a crisis of confidence in American democracy.

'Teodoro, Zuhlke, and Switzer make a compelling case that trust in water and trust in government are intimately linkedThe implications for water professionals are profound. When we excel, we advance both public health and civic engagement. When we fail – or when others intentionally feed distrust – the result is disillusionment.' David B. LaFrance, Chief Executive Officer, American Water Works Association
'The Profits of Distrust demonstrates a far-reaching consequence of America's infrastructure crisis: as pipes crumble, so does the public's confidence in government. What's more, the authors show that distrust is contagious and leads those who are most politically marginalized to rely on more expensive, and less trustworthy, private providers for essential public services. This enlightening book links the mechanics of service delivery to our democratic ideals, and suggests how both might be repaired.' Megan Mullin, Professor of Environmental Politics, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
'Water is the stuff of life, but it's also the river that runs through every corner of politics. In this fascinating new book, Teodoro, Zuhlke, and Switzer explore the values that shape the big decisions about water, from the distribution of one of government's most important resources to the big puzzles of inequality that play themselves out in water policy. This is a great book about how politics affects water and how water affects politics.' Donald F. Kettl, Professor Emeritus and Former Dean, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland
'… a judicious, important contribution to the literature on public policy. … Highly recommended.' D. L. Feldman, Choice

Manuel P. Teodoro is Associate Professor at the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin, Madison. He works at the intersection of politics, policy, and management, with a focus on water in the United States. His research involves utility governance, regulation, and environmental justice. A prolific speaker, blogger, and author of Bureaucratic Ambition (2011), Teodoro has advised water sector leaders for more than twenty-five years. Samantha Zuhlke is Assistant Professor in the School of Planning and Public Affairs at the University of Iowa. She applies novel methods of spatial analysis to investigate important problems in public policy, public administration, and environmental politics. Her current research examines how partisan politics shape the US nonprofit sector. David Switzer is Assistant Professor at the Harry S. Truman School of Public Affairs, University of Missouri. He researches environmental policy, politics, and administration. His work focuses on local government water policy in the United States, examining the how the interactions between institutions, citizens, and the environment inform the implementation and development of public policy at the local level.

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ISBN 13	9781009244862
ISBN 10	1009244868
Title	The Profits of Distrust
Author	Manuel P Teodoro
Series	Business And Public Policy
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2022-08-25
Number of pages	300
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