Quote by Douglass North
"Institutional design that works in one context often fails in another because context itself is largely institutional."
More from Douglass North
"Institutions are the humanly devised constraints that shape human interaction."
"The performance of economies over time is determined by institutions and institutional change."
"Ideas have consequences, and the ideas we hold shape the institutions we create."
"Economic history is fundamentally about understanding how societies organize production and exchange."