Eric M. Uslaner Livres

>Whatever the question - the answer is in Proverbs!No book of the Bible gives the Christian more practical advice than Proverbs.

Psalms display the character of God who is majestic, compassionate and our Creator God. ... the fruit of a lifetime's study of the Psalter and provides a well-informed, reliable guide to the vast literature on the subject.

Psalms contain the praises of God's people. This is the people of Israel's creed. But more than that, they display historical accounts which demonstrate how the people are to put their trust in God.

Exploring the critical role of trust in societal cohesion, this book delves into the reasons behind its decline in the US and the implications for communities. It highlights how trust fosters cooperation, stability, and resilience, while its erosion can lead to fragmentation and conflict. Through a mix of research and real-world examples, the author argues that rebuilding trust is essential for a thriving society, offering insights into potential pathways for restoration.

The analysis presented explores the correlation between historical education levels and contemporary corruption rates. It posits that a nation's educational foundation, established over a century ago, plays a crucial role in shaping its current integrity and governance. Through this lens, the book examines how past educational policies and societal values have lasting impacts on present-day political and economic environments.

Focusing on social networks across North America, Europe, and Australia, the book presents the argument that segregation diminishes trust among individuals, contrary to the belief that diversity enhances it. Through analysis and case studies, it explores how social divisions impact community relationships, ultimately challenging prevailing notions about the benefits of diversity.

Corruption flouts rules of fairness and gives some people advantages that others don't have. Corruption is persistent; there is little evidence that countries can escape the curse of corruption easily-or at all. Instead of focusing on institutional reform, Uslaner suggests that the roots of corruption lie in economic and legal inequality and low levels of generalized trust (which are not readily changed) and poor policy choices (which may be more likely to change). Economic inequality provides a fertile breeding ground for corruption-and, in turn, it leads to further inequalities. Just as corruption is persistent, inequality and trust do not change much over time in my cross-national aggregate analyses. Uslaner argues that high inequality leads to low trust and high corruption, and then to more inequality-an inequality trap and identifies direct linkages between inequality and trust in surveys of the mass public and elites in transition countries. Eric M. Uslaner is Professor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland-College Park, where he has taught since 1975. He has written seven books including The Moral Foundations of Trust (Cambridge University Press, 2002), and The Decline of Comity in Congress (University of Michigan Press, 1993). In 1981-82 he was Fulbright Professor of American Studies and Political Science at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel and in 2005, he was a Fulbright Senior Specialist Lecturer at Novosibirsk State Technical University, Novosibirsk, Siberia, Russia. In 2006 he was appointed the first Senior Research Fellow at the Center for American Law and Political Science at the Southwest University of Political Science and Law, Chongqing, China. -- Publisher description