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Screenshot of frontiersin.org: Corruption erodes social trust more in democracies than in autocracies

Corruption erodes social trust more in democracies than in autocracies (frontiersin.org)

682 points by PaulHoule 7 months ago | 357 comments

A Frontiers in Political Science research article finding that corruption erodes social trust more in democracies than in autocracies.

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Screenshot of cambridge.org: How Wikipedia became the last good place on the internet

How Wikipedia became the last good place on the internet (cambridge.org)

455 points by bawolff 3 years ago | 485 comments

Open-access American Political Science Review article examining how rule ambiguity and institutional clashes shaped Wikipedia's governance and community.

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Corruption erodes social trust more in democracies than in autocracies(frontiersin.org)

How Wikipedia became the last good place on the internet(cambridge.org)

Corruption erodes social trust more in democracies than in autocracies (frontiersin.org)

How Wikipedia became the last good place on the internet (cambridge.org)