Quote by Douglass North
"Institutions are like the operating system of a computer; the applications matter, but the operating system determines what is possible."
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."