Introduction : What's troubling the trilateral democracies? / Robert D. Putnam, Susan J. Pharr, and Russell J. Dalton
The public trust / Russell Hardin
Confidence in public institutions : faith, culture, or performance? / Kenneth Newton and Pippa Norris
Distrust of government : explaining American exceptionalism / Anthony King
Interdependence and democratic legitimation / Fritz W. Scharpf
Confidence, trust, international relations, and lessons from smaller democracies / Peter Katzenstein
The economics of civic trust / Alberto Alesina and Romain Wacziarg
Officials' misconduct and public distrust : Japan and the trilateral democracies / Susan J. Pharr
Social capital, beliefs in government, and political corruption / Donatella della Porta
The impact of television on civic malaise / Pippa Norris
Value change and democracy / Russell J. Dalton
Mad cows and social activists : contentious politics in the trilateral democracies / Sidney Tarrow
Political mistrust and party dealignment in Japan / Hideo Ōtake.
