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There is something similar in Greece, people can not pay their share for filling up common heating oil tank. Lot of houses are not heated in winter (sometimes bellow freezing with snow).

It is not question of trust, but poverty. People are not gaming system to buy new car or TV. Food is more important than electricity or heat.

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Yep. It's a question of liquidity, not trust. People are naturally inclined to do the right thing if they have enough to cover their basic needs. At least a vast majority, sufficient to survive free riders.

A good example of this is how people in developing countries very often will.give a huge chunk of their income to close family members in need, something that rarely happens to such an extend in developed countries. The trust is there, but liquidity and enforcement is not possible beyond close family/clan.

I was in Greece recently and I noticed that all the apartment blocks had forests of aerials on top of them - one aerial for each apartment. In the UK, the forest is less dense. People are trusting enough to share their aerials.

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