Relationships based on notions of trust represent a central aspect of the communitarian model of industrial districts. Examination of trust has generated a substantial literature; nevertheless, there have been relatively few studies that have empirically considered the sources of trust that...

Popular wisdom holds that globalisation is one of the key socio-economic themes of the notionally contemporaneous postmodern era. Globalisation (leading to globalism) is, an historical era, that is superseding postmodernism. One of the principle mechanisms for globalisation (recognising the...