Sets out to dispel the myths surrounding the concept of trust in contemporary society and politics. The author examines the literature on trust to analyzes public concerns about declining levels of trust, both in our fellow citizens and in our governments and their officials.
Über den Autor
Russell Hardin is Professor of Politics at New York University.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments. 1 An Age of Distrust? 2 Trust and its Relatives. 3 Current Research on Trust. 4 Social Capital and Trust. 5 Trust on the Internet. 6 Terrorism and Distrust. 7 Liberal Distrust 8 Representative Democracy and Trust. Notes. References. Index.
Klappentext
In this wide-ranging book, Russell Hardin sets out to dispel the myths surrounding the concept of trust in contemporary society and politics. He examines the growing literature on trust to analyze public concerns about declining levels of trust, both in our fellow citizens and in our governments and their officials.
