Trust discourse is not inherently legalistic despite contractual language

Evidence

Talk of ‘contracts’ and ‘agreements’ might suggest that I am, in discussing trust, taking an unduly legalistic attitude. I do not intend to do that, and I use ‘contracts’ and ‘agreements’ merely as props. — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 797

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Informal trust norms once governed the repo market in place of legal contracts — Donald MacKenzie, An Engine, Not a Camera: How Financial…, 1295