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social trust  

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  • Social trust is the expectation of reliance that individuals in a community have toward each other on the basis of shared norms, mutual reciprocity, and cooperative behavior. Trusting others is based on the belief that their behavior will not be harmful or deceitful. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Political Science; Trust, Social]

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