Trust, Diversity, and Segregation in the United States and the United Kingdom
In: Comparative Sociology, Forthcoming
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In: Comparative Sociology, Forthcoming
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In: The public opinion quarterly: POQ, Band 72, Heft 4, S. 725-740
ISSN: 1537-5331
In: Public opinion quarterly: journal of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Band 72, Heft 4, S. 725-740
ISSN: 0033-362X
In: Public Opinion Quarterly, Band 72, Heft 4, S. 725-740
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In: CIVIL SOCIETY, THE STATE AND SOCIAL CAPITAL: THEORY, EVIDENCE AND POLICY, Per Selle and Sanjeev Prakash, eds., London: Routledge, 2008
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In: Advancing Development, S. 100-122
Economic inequality provides a fertile breeding ground for corruption and, in turn, leads to further inequalities. Most corruption models focus on the institutional determinants of government dishonesty. However, such accounts are problematic. Corruption is remarkably sticky over time. There is a very powerful correlation between crossnational measures corruption in 1980 and in 2004. In contrast, measures of democracy such as the Freedom House scores are not so strongly correlated over time, and changes in corruption are unrelated to changes in institutional design. On the other hand, inequality and trust-like corruption are also sticky over time. The connection between inequality and the quality of government is not necessarily so simple. The aggregate relationships between inequality and corruption are not strong. The path from inequality to corruption may be indirect, through generalized trust, but the connection is key to understanding why some societies are more corrupt than others. This study estimates a simultaneous equation model of trust, corruption, perceptions of inequality, confidence in government, and demands for redistribution in Romania, and shows that perceptions of rising inequality and corruption lead to lower levels of trust and demands for redistribution. – corruption ; inequality ; trust ; transition
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Some researchers claim that diverse populations lead to less trust. Generalized trust is a core value that leads to positive outcomes in societies
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In: Political science quarterly: a nonpartisan journal devoted to the study and analysis of government, politics and international affairs ; PSQ, Band 120, Heft 1, S. 135-136
ISSN: 1538-165X
There are multiple dimensions of trust. The standard meaning I call strategic trust. But more important is moralistic trust, which does not stem from experience, but rather is learned early in life and is largely stable over time. Moralistic trust leads people to do good works such as contributing to charity and volunteering time and to be more tolerant toward minorities. Countries with high levels of trust have better functioning governments and redistribute resources from the rich to the poor. Moralistic trust rests upon a foundation of economic equality: The most equal countries have the highest levels of trust.
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In: Political science quarterly: PSQ ; the journal public and international affairs, Band 120, Heft 1, S. 135-136
ISSN: 0032-3195
In: The journal of legislative studies, Band 11, Heft 1, S. 138-139
ISSN: 1357-2334
In: Political research quarterly: PRQ ; official journal of the Western Political Science Association and other associations, Band 57, Heft 3, S. 501
ISSN: 1938-274X
In: Political communication: an international journal, Band 21, Heft 2, S. 223-242
ISSN: 1091-7675
In: Political research quarterly: PRQ ; official journal of Western Political Science Association, Pacific Northwest Political Science Association, Southern California Political Science Association, Northern California Political Science Association, Band 57, Heft 3, S. 501-508
ISSN: 1065-9129