Abstract
How does social trust emerge in a country? By comparing the
cases of Denmark and Germany through six historical phases, we suggest that
a plausible explanation is long run political stability. In Denmark, social trust
was arguably allowed to accumulate slowly over time and was probably not
destroyed up till the universal welfare state of the 20th century. In Germany,
however, political instability since the first German state building hampered
the emergence and maintenance of social trust, which is why social trust was
never allowed to grow in this country.
cases of Denmark and Germany through six historical phases, we suggest that
a plausible explanation is long run political stability. In Denmark, social trust
was arguably allowed to accumulate slowly over time and was probably not
destroyed up till the universal welfare state of the 20th century. In Germany,
however, political instability since the first German state building hampered
the emergence and maintenance of social trust, which is why social trust was
never allowed to grow in this country.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Historical Social Research |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Pages (from-to) | 252-267 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| ISSN | 0172-6404 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
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