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The Moral Foundations of Trust

By Eric M. Uslaner

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2002
ISBN
0521812135, 9780511614934, 0521011035, 0511614934, 9780521011037, 9780521812139
Open Library ID
OL7713128M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1124745 bytes)
Pages
311\311
Topic
Jurisprudence Law
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46

Description

This study seeks to explain why people place their faith in strangers, and why doing so matters. Trust is a moral value that does not depend on personal experience; we learn to trust from our parents. Trusting societies are more likely to redistribute resources from the rich to the poor, and to have more effective governments. Trust has been in decline in the United States for over 30 years. Uslaner uses aggregate time series and cross-sectional data to show that the roots of this decline can be found in declining optimism and economic inequality.

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