Jordi Gual is a Professor of Economics at IESE Business School. He is a Board member of Telefônica Brasil and Oxera Consulting LLP and a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research. He is a former Chairman of CaixaBank and served as Chief Economist and Head of Strategic Planning and Public Policy at 'la Caixa'.

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• Preface; Part I. Capitalism Doesn't Work Without Trust: 1. Trust is priceless; 2. We trust too little; 3. Social trust promotes progress; 4. How companies can build trust; 5. Can we trust public institutions?; Part II. Financial Policy Has Eroded Trust in Capitalism: 6. Can finance be trusted?; 7. The policies that provoked the 2007–2008 financial crisis; 8. The crisis response deepens distrust in the system; 9. Negative interest rates, high inflation: is trust in central banks at risk?; Part III. Can Governments Restore Social Trust?: 10. High public debt and government credibility; 11. Redistributive policies disappoint; 12. The European Union: the challenge of building mutual trust; Epilogue.

Jordi Gual is a Professor of Economics at IESE Business School. He is a Board member of Telefônica Brasil and Oxera Consulting LLP and a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research. He is a former Chairman of CaixaBank and served as Chief Economist and Head of Strategic Planning and Public Policy at 'la Caixa'.

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• Preface; Part I. Capitalism Doesn't Work Without Trust: 1. Trust is priceless; 2. We trust too little; 3. Social trust promotes progress; 4. How companies can build trust; 5. Can we trust public institutions?; Part II. Financial Policy Has Eroded Trust in Capitalism: 6. Can finance be trusted?; 7. The policies that provoked the 2007–2008 financial crisis; 8. The crisis response deepens distrust in the system; 9. Negative interest rates, high inflation: is trust in central banks at risk?; Part III. Can Governments Restore Social Trust?: 10. High public debt and government credibility; 11. Redistributive policies disappoint; 12. The European Union: the challenge of building mutual trust; Epilogue.

Jordi Gual is a Professor of Economics at IESE Business School. He is a Board member of Telefônica Brasil and Oxera Consulting LLP and a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research. He is a former Chairman of CaixaBank and served as Chief Economist and Head of Strategic Planning and Public Policy at 'la Caixa'.

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• Preface; Part I. Capitalism Doesn't Work Without Trust: 1. Trust is priceless; 2. We trust too little; 3. Social trust promotes progress; 4. How companies can build trust; 5. Can we trust public institutions?; Part II. Financial Policy Has Eroded Trust in Capitalism: 6. Can finance be trusted?; 7. The policies that provoked the 2007–2008 financial crisis; 8. The crisis response deepens distrust in the system; 9. Negative interest rates, high inflation: is trust in central banks at risk?; Part III. Can Governments Restore Social Trust?: 10. High public debt and government credibility; 11. Redistributive policies disappoint; 12. The European Union: the challenge of building mutual trust; Epilogue.