Uslaner, Eric - In: Public Choice 157 (2013) 3, pp. 629-639
Many students of trust see it as a way to mitigate risk through the development of strong institutions that create … trust. I offer an alternative view of trust, moralistic or generalized trust, that depends upon a psychological foundation … of optimism and control. This form of trust, in contrast to arguments by Paldam and others, has “value” independent of …