THEIHEORYOF PUBLIC C H O I C E suggests that high levels of demand for public library senices and positive perceptions of the quality of those senices should be associated rviith higher levels of funding for the libraries. This investigation compared self-reported use of public libraries and public opinion about library senices with levels of per-capita library f h d i n g over time. The result...

Global public opinion has emerged as an important factor affecting international relations. But have U.S. public diplomacy efforts during the post-9/11 period successfully improved foreign publics’ images of the U.S. and its foreign policy? We examine this question by estimating the effects of U.S. high-level visits to foreign countries on public opinion in those countries. Our compositional da...