High trust and low trust societies

A low trust society is defined as one in which interpersonal trust is relatively low, and which do not have shared ethical values.[1]

Institutions and mechanisms

According to researchers, low trust societies are typically kinship based;[1] outcomes of low trust societies can include difficulty in forming and maintaining corporate structures.[2] Mechanisms and institutions that are corrupted, dysfunctional, or absent in low-trust societies include respect for private property rights, a trusted civil court system, democratic voting and acceptance of electoral outcomes, and voluntary tax payment.[3] Research has identified a correlation between individualism with high-trust societies, and collectivism with low-trust cultures.[4]

Self governance

High-trust societies display a high degree of mutual trust not imposed by outside "contractual, legal or hierarchical regulation", but instead are based upon "prior moral consensus".[1] Much writing on the subject refers to Francis Fukuyama's 1995 book, Trust: Social Virtues and Creation of Prosperity, in which he describes "the ability of various peoples to organize effectively for commercial purposes without relying on blood ties or government intervention".[5]

gollark: Still, given the existence of perfectly good (well, better-problem-having) non-America countries, meh.

gollark: Anyway, my vague dislike of America isn't particularly strongly held because it's based on a small amount of fairly abstract problems mostly.

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gollark: Unrelatedly, I recently harvested this meme:

gollark: There is apparently lobbying by TurboTax which FORCES the government to not be helpful wrt. taxes.

References

Natale, Hoffman & Hayward 1998, p. 35.
Govier 1997, p. 132.
Rose 2011, p. 196.
Hopkins 2012, p. 120.
TRUST by Francis Fukuyama.

Sources

Govier, T. (1997). Social Trust and Human Communities. Social Trust and Human Communities. McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 978-0-7735-1680-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Natale, S.M.; Hoffman, R.P.; Hayward, G. (1998). Business Education and Training: Corporate Structures, Business, and the Management of Values. Business education and training : a value-laden process. University Press of America. ISBN 978-0-7618-1003-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Rose, D.C. (2011). The Moral Foundation of Economic Behavior. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-978177-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Hopkins, B. (2012). Cultural Differences and Improving Performance: How Values and Beliefs Influence Organizational Performance. Ashgate Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4094-5862-3.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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[FOOTNOTENataleHoffmanHayward199835-1] Natale, Hoffman & Hayward 1998, p. 35.

[FOOTNOTEGovier1997132-2] Govier 1997, p. 132.

[FOOTNOTERose2011196-3] Rose 2011, p. 196.

[FOOTNOTEHopkins2012120-4] Hopkins 2012, p. 120.

[5] TRUST by Francis Fukuyama.