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Legal doctrine can foster the development of trustworthy practices and institutions by encouraging self-critical rationality. Relational contracting models allow flexibility in ongoing contractual relationships and foster trust. From an institutional standpoint, assuring that professional responsibility is not narrowed into minimalist criteria for defining duties and success becomes the best way to assure the kind of discretion and flexibility required in organizations that are structured to be self-critical. This knowledge also provides insight for how to foster trust in the corporate world - by requiring transparency and normative self-criticality of the institutions.