| List of tables and figures | page viii | ||
| Acknowledgements | ix | ||
| 1 | Reflections after a long day in Moscow | 1 | |
| 2 | On the rational choice of culture | 28 | |
| 3 | On the theory and practice of social capital | 43 | |
| 4 | Social capital in the social democratic welfare state | 71 | |
| 5 | How is social capital produced? | 92 | |
| 6 | The problem of institutional credibility | 129 | |
| 7 | Trust and collective memories | 148 | |
| 8 | The transition from mistrust to trust | 167 | |
| 9 | The conditions of trust and the capacity for dialog | 201 | |
| Bibliography | 212 | ||
| Index | 236 | ||