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Trust, Democracy and Governance: Can Government Policies Influence Generalized Trust?

Uslaner, Eric M.·2003·Generating Social Capital
DOI 10.1057/9781403979544_9
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S ome years ago the noted novelist E. M. Forster (1965, 70) gave “Two Cheers for Democracy”: “… one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism. Two cheers are quite enough: there is no occasion to give three. Only Love the Beloved Republic deserves that.” Perhaps there is a reason for a third cheer. Democratic societies are trusting societies. The big pay-off from generalized trust, most contemporary observers say, is that it leads to “better” government and to a public that is happier with government performance. Or maybe good government makes people more likely to trust each other. Or perhaps both. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

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  • Relatively high levels of inequality put democracy in the United States at risk and can undermine social trust and faith in democracy.

    “relatively high levels of inequality put democracy in the United States at risk. In addition to the social problems that high inequality causes, it can also undermine social trust and faith in democracy”

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Authors
Uslaner, E. M.
Corresponding author
Uslaner, Eric M.
Venue
Generating Social Capital
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan US
Published
2003
Pages
171-190
DOI
10.1057/9781403979544_9
OpenAlex
W2342256850
Cited by
168
References
45
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 23 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 11
FWCI
13.91
Type
book chapter
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (unspecified)
Locations
Palgrave Macmillan US eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social Capital and Networks
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Political Theory and Democracy
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Electoral Systems and Political Participation
Keywords
generalized trust, democracy, governance, public policy, public trust in government, government performance, social trust

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