Trust is a necessary condition for a healthy democracy to be a good governance. How can Individual political representatives and governments with its respective branches foster trust to assure good governance that can respond to new social, political and economic requirements after globalization?This article tries to investigate the place and importance of trust in today's globalized societies and governments. It does that by first embarking upon a close examination of the theoretical definitions of the multifaceted concept of trust. It then draws on empirical examples and survey results to show a real situation of trust as well as how and why trust is emerging as a crucial issue facing the present-day government. Thirdly, the article attempts to establish the actual and potential causal links between different types of trust and effective governance.The author believes, reinventing the government can contribute to a better understanding and fostering of trust and good governance.