List of Figures and Tables; Introduction; 1 By Atropos Divorced; 2 The Development of Trust in the West; 3 Trust and Social Cohesion; 4 Trusting Strangers; 5 Cybertrust; 6 Crash; 7 Virus the Small at Last Shall Inherit the Earth; 8 A Plague on Both Your Houses; 9 Is Trust Declining; 10 Re establishing Trust; Notes; Credits; Index.
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How faith in authority was destroyed by mad cows and government spin doctors ... and how we can get it back again. From Socrates to government spin doctors, Trust is a popular, gripping account of the most vital political issue of the 21st century. From Aristotle to Francis Fukuyama, Machiavelli to Naomi Klein, the Book of Job to Blairite newspeak and from Enron to nanotechnology, Kieron OHara presents a lively exploration of trust. Essential for almost all social interaction, trust holds society together and makes co-operation possible. Ubiquitous, and yet deeply misunderstood, it ca.