The OECD average indudes 30 OECD countries excluding Australia, Iceland, New Zealand and Norway. Trust in institutions such as the government, the court system and the media is essential for social stability, efficiency of policy implementation, public sector performance, private sector development and maintenance of democracy. The level of trust in the government affects people's willingness to partake in co-operative actions, pay taxes or accept policy reforms (Braithwaite and Levi, 1998, Easterly, Ritzen and Woolcock, 2006).