The large functional systems depend not only on confidence but also on trust. If there is a lack of confidence there will also be a diffuse sentiment of dissatisfaction and alienation or even anomie. This may have no immediate impact on the system. If trust is lacking, however, this changes the way people decide about important issues. Trust, as may be recalled, is an attitude which allows for risktaking decisions. The development of trust and distrust depends on local milieu and personal experience.

Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking…, loc. 1427