Individual and community social capital have had a significant impact on the gap between trust in higher-level governments and trust in local governments. A model including data from thirty villages gathered after the Wenchuan earthquake discovered that “the size of the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) greeting network,” “the size of the official network at/ above township level,” and “trust in fellow villagers” all had a considerable negative effect on the gap between trust in higher-level and local governments. Building individual and community social capital is conducive to establishing a balance between trust in different layers of government; individuals and communities who cooperate with each other have more channels for solving their economic and livelihood issues. Social capital can lead to a significant improvement in the effectiveness of resource matching and utilization involving governments and other sectors of society as well as increasing interaction with government. This can enhance trust in local governments and narrow the gap between trust in higher-level and local governments.

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政府信任“强中央弱地方”信任模式的社会学分析：基于汶川地震后的三阶段跟踪数据

个人和社区的社会资本极大地影响了对上级政府的信任与对地方政府的信任之间的差距。包含来自汶川地震后三十个村庄的数据的模型发现“春节（春节）问候网络的规模”，“乡镇以上的官方网络的规模”和“对村民的信任”所有人都对上级政府与地方政府之间的信任差距产生了很大的负面影响。建立个人和社区的社会资本有利于在各级政府之间建立信任之间的平衡。彼此合作的个人和社区拥有更多解决经济和民生问题的渠道。社会资本可以大大提高涉及政府和社会其他部门的资源匹配和利用的效率，并增加与政府的互动。这可以增强对地方政府的信任，并缩小对上级政府和地方政府的信任之间的差距。