ABSTRACT Trust is am ultifactedcon cept.Mos tlyi t is conceivedas a " rational" responseto trustworthybe havior byothers . I offer anargum ent andev idence that therei s another and more importantva rianto f trust,mo ralistic (generalized)t rust.I sho w thatmo ralistic trustis faith in people we don't know andtha t it does not dependupon our life experiences. It is this typeof trust that bindsus to others.Tru sting people arem orel ikelyto volunteer their time,to give to charity, to be tolerant ofoth ers,an d to support policiesth at bothpr omote economic growth (open markets) and thatpr ovide supportfor t he less fortunate.Co untries with moret rusters have betterfuncti oning government, more redistributive policies, more open markets, and less corruption.W hat distinguishescou ntriestha t aretrus tingf romthos e that are not is the levelof economic equalit y. Uslaner, “TheMora l Foundations of Trust”(1) Trustis thech ickenso upo f social life.I tbr ings us all sorts of good things–fr om a
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