The Foundations of Trust: Macro and Micro
Posted: 20 Jun 2008
Date Written: March 2008
Abstract
This comment on critique of trust and its measurement argues that it misses the mark, and that there is neither a theoretical nor an empirical foundation for thinking that the macro and micro foundations of trust or its measurement are different from each other. Generalised trust is more than a simple illusion hiding behind institutional structures.
Keywords: Trust, Institutions, Economic growth
JEL Classification: B40, O11, Z13
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Uslaner, Eric M., The Foundations of Trust: Macro and Micro (March 2008). Cambridge Journal of Economics, Vol. 32, Issue 2, pp. 289-294, 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1148607 or http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cje/bem039
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