Open AccessTrust and Cooperation without the State
Author(s) -
Francisco Herreros Vàzquez
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
revista internacional de sociología
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1988-429X
pISSN - 0034-9712
DOI - 10.3989/ris.2007.i46.5
Subject(s) - social capital , trustworthiness , element (criminal law) , state (computer science) , interpersonal communication , key (lock) , social trust , grounded theory , social psychology , capital (architecture) , public relations , sociology , business , political science , psychology , qualitative research , law , social science , computer security , computer science , geography , algorithm , archaeology
It is usually considered, both in the social capital literature and the literature about trust, that interpersonal trust is a key element in social cooperation. In this article it is analyzed whether trust can foster cooperation in the absence of the State. It is concluded that in this situation it is not possible to form well-grounded expectations about other people’s trustworthiness, and, threfore, cooperation is not very likely