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Cambridge Journal of Economics Advance Access originally published online on October 24, 2007
Cambridge Journal of Economics 2008 32(2):289-294; doi:10.1093/cje/bem039
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© The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Cambridge Political Economy Society. All rights reserved.

The foundations of trust: macro and micro

Eric M. Uslaner*

* University of Maryland, USA

Address for correspondence: Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland–College Park, College Park, MD 20742, USA; email: euslaner{at}gvpt.umd.edu

This comment on Beugelsdijk's (2006) critique of trust and its measurement argues that it misses the mark, and that there is neither a theoretical nor an empirical foundation for thinking that the macro and micro foundations of trust or its measurement are different from each other. Generalised trust is more than a simple illusion hiding behind institutional structures.

Key Words: Trust • Institutions • Economic growth

JEL classifications: B40, O11, Z13

Manuscript received March 27, 2007; final version received August 17, 2007.


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