Cambridge, UK: Polity, 2006. — 214 p. — (Key concepts in Social sciences) — ISBN10: 0745624650; ISBN13: 978-0745624655.
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.
An Age of Distrust?
Trust and its Relatives
Current Research on Trust
Social Capital and Trust
Trust on the Internet
Terrorism and Distrust
Liberal Distrust
Representative Democracy and Trust