ผู้เขียน: Hardin Russell Hardin

Some social theorists claim that trust is necessary for the smooth functioning of a democratic society. Yet many recent surveys suggest that trust is on the wane in the United States. Does this fores …

If trust is sometimes the rational response in interpersonal relations, then it can also be rational to distrust. Indeed, distrust is the preferred response when it protects against harm-as when pare …

What does it mean to "trust?" What makes us feel secure enough to place our confidence-even at times our welfare-in the hands of other people? Is it possible to "trust" an institu …

Conventional wisdom holds that trust is essential for cooperation between individuals and institutions-such as community organizations, banks, and local governments. Not necessarily so, according to …