Creating Social Trust in Post-Socialist Transition

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Introduction....Pages 1-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Social Trust and Honesty in Government: A Causal Mechanisms Approach....Pages 13-30
Honesty, Trust, and Legal Norms in the Transition to Democracy: Why Bo Rothstein is Better Able to Explain Sweden than Romania....Pages 31-51
Front Matter....Pages 53-53
Measuring Trust in Transition: Preliminary Findings from 26 Transition Economies....Pages 55-70
Underground Financing in Russia....Pages 71-90
How Trust is Established in Economic Relationships when Institutions and Individuals Are Not Trustworthy: The Case of Russia....Pages 91-110
Establishing Confidence in Business Partners: Courts, Networks, and Relationships as Pillars of Support....Pages 111-125
The Selective Use of State Capacity in Russia’s Economy: Property Disputes and Enterprise Takeovers, 1998–2002....Pages 126-147
Mafia Transplantation....Pages 148-166
Beyond Law Enforcement: Governing Financial Markets in China and Russia....Pages 167-189
Front Matter....Pages 191-191
The Emergence of Trust Networks under Uncertainty: The Case of Transitional Economies—Insights from Social Psychological Research....Pages 193-212
Blindness to Success: Social Psychological Objectives Along the Way to a Market Economy in Eastern Europe....Pages 213-240
Back Matter....Pages 241-252