Cooperative interaction sustains trustworthiness through ongoing institutions

Evidence

Cooperative interaction (F) maintains trustworthiness (X) by a feedback loop passing through the members of the society (G). Why? Because cooperative interaction leads to ongoing relationships and institutions that give incentive for trustworthiness (as in the encapsulated-interest account). — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 680

Categorization

• XREF: The feedback loop here is exactly the institutions-as-reputation-device mechanism from Milgrom and the diamond bourse — institutions give the incentive for reliability. — connects to: Existing social capital is a prerequisite for effective online interaction — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 586; Networks sustain conduct rules because they embed mutual obligation — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 41