political participation. We also show that strong family ties appear to be a substitute for generalized trust, rather than a … complement to it. These three constructs-civic engagement, political participation, and trust- are part of what is known as …

model is that individuals in low trust countries want more government intervention even though the government is corrupt. We … government's role, as well as on changes in beliefs and in trust during the transition from socialism …

welfare returns to investing in trust could be substantial. Using social trust data from 132 nations covered by the Gallup … World Poll, we present a range of estimates of social trust's wealth-equivalent values. The estimates of the wealth embodied …. These estimates reflect values above and beyond what social trust contributes to supporting incomes and health. Although …

capital does play a role: high levels of trust loosen credit conditions by lowering interest rates, but this benefit is not …