This article attempts to survey a large part of the growing literature on trust, trying to circumscribe this imprecise … concept and especially its relations with economic theory. After reviewing different notions of trust ? particularized …, generalized, trust in institutions ? it tries to explore further the idea of generalized trust. The typology of current approaches …

capital across European regions. In particular, we ask whether generalized trust, a fundamental constituent of social capital …, the spatial “hysteresis” of regional trust may contribute to the formation of “spatial traps” of social capital and act as …

prosocial behaviour in the Palestinian territories, with a focus on the role of trust and institutions. Drawing on a unique … and the Gaza Strip, we have found that institutional trust is the strongest predictor of prosociality. This result … suggests that, in collectivist societies with low levels of generalized trust, the lack of citizens’ confidence in the fairness …

capital across European regions. In particular, we ask whether generalized trust, a fundamental constituent of social capital …, the spatial hysteresis of regional trust may contribute to the formation of spatial traps of social capital and act as a …

social capital across European regions. In particular, we investigate whether generalized trust, a fundamental constituent of … standpoint, the spatial “path dependence†of regional trust may contribute to the formation of “spatial traps†of social …