Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-235) and index.
List of tables and figures -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Reflections after a long day in Moscow -- 2. On the rational choice of culture -- 3. On the theory and practice of social capital -- 4. Social capital in the social democratic welfare state -- 5. How is social capital produced? -- 6. The problem of institutional credibility -- 7. Trust and collective memories -- 8. The transition from mistrust to trust -- 9. The conditions of trust and the capacity for dialog -- Bibliography -- Index.