Jakość rządzenia usługami publicznymi, kapitał społeczny a społeczno-kulturowe zróżnicowanie Unii Europejskiej
- Institution: Uniwersytet Warszawski
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7539-2331
- Year of publication: 2022
- Source: Show
- Pages: 181-194
- DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/athena.2022.74.11
- PDF: apsp/74/apsp7411.pdf
The quality of governance of public services, social capital and the socio-cultural diversity of the European Union
The aim of the paper is the analysis of impact of the historically shaped socio-cultural divisions of the European Union on social capital and quality of governance (EQI) in the context of the distribution of public services. Social capital is more important for quality of governance than financial resources. The highest level of social capital and quality of governance is observed in North-West Europe, the lowest in Central East Europe. Since 2010, the quality of public services and corruption have improved (except Poland and Hungary), and in South Europe it has worsened. In North-West Europe, the quality of services has deteriorated, most severely in France. Division East–North West is of greater significance for social capital and quality of governance than affiliation to catholic- protestant cultural circles and North–South division.