Defining trust requires grounding it in mutual dependency relations

Evidence

From my introductory comments it is no doubt evident that my notion of trust has something to do with relations of mutual dependency. I will now give a more precise definition of trusting behaviour in social relations. This will clarify at least some of the semantic difficulties involved in employing a word with such varied usage. — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 2502

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Networks sustain conduct rules because they embed mutual obligation — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 41