Trust in a polarized age
Americans today don't trust each other and their institutions as much as they used to. The collapse of social and political trust arguably has fueled our increasingly ferocious ideological conflicts and hardened partisanship. But is the decline in trust inevitable? Are we caught in a downward spiral that must end in war-like politics, institutional decay, and possibly even civil war? This text argues that American political and economic institutions are capable of creating and maintaining trust…
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- Full title :Trust in a polarized age / Kevin Vallier.
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Americans today don't trust each other and their institutions as much as they used to. The collapse of social and political trust arguably has fueled our increasingly ferocious ideological conflicts and hardened partisanship. But is the decline in trust inevitable? Are we caught in a downward spiral that must end in war-like politics, institutional decay, and possibly even civil war? This text argues that American political and economic institutions are capable of creating and maintaining trust, even through polarized times. Combining philosophical arguments and empirical data, the author shows that liberal democracy, markets, and social welfare programs all play a vital role in producing social and political trust. Even more, these institutions can promote trust justly, by recognizing and respecting our basic human rights.
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- Publication Date:2021.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2021.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780190887230, 0190887230
- oclc:on1256679416
- LC Classification:JK1726
- Dewey Decimal:306.20973
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