This article explores the flip side of Granovetter's thesis. It examines the proposition that "networks of social relations penetrate irregularly and in differing degrees in different sectors of economic life. " But it views variability in embeddedness not merely as the exception that proves the rule but rather as exposing significant and intriguing patterns of social organization that create unique problems for social order. Neither does it assume that social relations are a necessary condition for trust. It considers them sufficient conditions, at best, and investigates the sources of trust, if any, when economic transactions are not embedded in social relations.

DEFINE: Clarifies embeddedness as a variable rather than a constant, extending Granovetter's framing.

Shapiro, Susan P., The Social Control of Imper…, loc. 12