Generalized trust has become a paramount topic throughout the social sciences, in its own
right and as the key civic component of social capital. To date, cross-national research relies …

Many see trust as an important social resource for the welfare of individuals as well as
nations. It is therefore important to be able to identify trust and explain its sources. Cross …

A central line of inquiry into the sources of generalized trust concerns how particularized
trust (trust in known others) extends to generalized trust (default expectations about the …

The concept of trust is regarded as one of the essential building blocks of social science
theory. It has been studied across a variety of disciplines and has even been equated with …

The paper explores the determinants of generalized trust across countries. The findings
suggest that only few variables can be considered significant. Social polarization in the form …

In the social capital literature a distinction is made between trust expressed in people in
general, and trust in people who are known to us personally. In this article we investigate the …

This research examined the relationship between social class and generalized trust, or a
belief that others have a benign intention in social interactions, in a diverse set of societies …

Background Trust is regarded as a necessary component for the smooth running of society,
although societal and political modernising processes have been linked to an increase in …

After discussing issues related to the conceptualization, measurement, and statistical
analysis of data on generalized trust, I survey recent empirical work (mainly from about 2000 …

Trust is the social glue that holds society together. The academic consensus is that trust is
weaker among lower-class individuals and in unequal regions/countries, which is often …