广播电视英语短句 第 248 课：信任的背叛-3

Pelle Ahlerup is an economics researcher at Sweden's University of Gothenburg. Pelle Ahlerup 是一位瑞典 Gothenburg 大学的经济学研究员。

His research suggests that trust between people is more important in countries with a weak legal system. 他研究表明在一个法律体系不强的国家人与人之间的信任优为重要。

And in societies where there is less trust between people, the quality of the legal system plays a larger part. 同样在一个人与人之间不怎么相互信任的社会里，法律会起到更重要的作用。

He says projects designed to increase interpersonal trust can have a major effect in poor countries with undependable legal systems. 他说在一些法律体系靠不住的欠发达的国家里，一些旨在促进人们之间相互信任的方案会起到主要的效果。

Earlier research has shown that countries with greater trust between people generally do better in economic growth and other areas. 更早的研究证明人们信任程度较高的国家通常会在经济增长和一些其它的方面做的更好。