This volume, edited by a political scientist and a practicing
medical doctor, is organized into two parts: interpersonal and
institutional trust. To gauge trust both interpersonal and
institutional in 29 Asian societies, the AsiaBarometer survey, the
best-and only-available such data source in the world was used. The
survey, focusing on the quality of life in Asia, was carried out in
the 2000s in 29 Asian societies (in East, Southeast, South, and
Central Asia), and in the United States, Australia, and Russia for
comparative analysis. Trust is a key intermediate variable linking
an individual and a broader society. Yet systematically and
scientifically assembled data have tended to be narrowly focused on
Western societies. In the 2000s non-Western data on the quality of
life have steadily increased. The AsiaBarometer survey, however, is
the instrument that best examines the quality of life in a large
number of Asian societies with nationwide random sampling and
face-to-face interviewing, with the number of samples ranging from
1,000 to 3,000. In gauging interpersonal trust, the question,
"Generally, do you think people can be trusted, or do you think
that you can't be too careful in dealing with people (i.e., that it
pays to be wary of people)?" is asked along with additional
questions. In measuring institutional trust, the question is asked:
"How much confidence do you place in the following institutions?"
(Listed are the central government, the courts, the military, the
police, political parties, the parliament, mass media, business
companies, medical hospitals, and other institutions.) In examining
interpersonal and institutional trust Asia-wide, special attention
is paid to historical and geo-cultural backgrounds of the societies
being surveyed. Examination of the link between trust of mass media
and individual health and between trust in medical care and
individual health focuses on Japan.Among the 12 chapters, 9 are
reprints of journal articles published in the 2000s, and the
introduction and 2 other chapters were written especially for this
book to reflect the latest progress in the field. This work
provides a rich source to be consulted by a wide range of readers
interested in comparative politics, quality of life, and Asia in
general.
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