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Interpersonal trust across six Asia-Pacific countries: testing and extending the 'high trust society' and 'low trust society' theory - PubMed

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Interpersonal trust across six Asia-Pacific countries: testing and extending the 'high trust society' and 'low trust society' theory Paul R Ward et al. PLoS One. 2014. Abstract Background: Trust is regarded as a necessary component for the smooth running of society, although societal and political modernising processes have been linked to an increase in mistrust, potentially signalling social and economic problems. Fukuyama developed the notion of 'high trust' and 'low trust' societies, as a way of understanding trust within different societies. The purpose of this paper is to…

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