Conventional wisdom holds that trust is essential for cooperation between individuals and institutions—such as community organizations, banks, and local gover

Conventional wisdom holds that trust is essential for cooperation between individuals and institutions—such as community organizations, banks, and local gover

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 wan

We make complex decisions every day, requiring trust in many different entities for different reasons. These decisions are not made by combining many isolated t

The importance of research on the notion of trust has grown considerably in the social sciences over the last three decades. Much has been said about the declin