“…59 In his in£uential analysis of the institutional performance of regional governments in di¡erent areas in Italy, Robert Putnam de¢ned social capital as 'features of social organization, such as trust, norms and networks that can improve the e⁄ciency of society by facilitating coordinated action'. 60 From this point of view, trust fosters cooperation, interdependence and risk-sharing which, in turn, facilitate social interaction and innovation. 61 Importantly, it is commonly observed in the literature on trust that social and political institutions, including notably the law, play a crucial role in this respect, providing forms of 'secondary trust' that enable strangers to maintain relations based on 'primary trust'.…”