As well as the formal, visible institutions like constitutions or legal frameworks there are a lot of invisible ones like cultural norms.
In a lot of countries the most powerful institution is "family first" (sometimes extending that to ethnic or religious in-group second).
The (currently) successful countries got that way with a different norm, "same rules for everyone".
I'm viewing the emphasis on family first in recent Disney/Pixar movies with increasing concern. Sure it sells better in China, but at what long-term cost?
In a lot of countries the most powerful institution is "family first" (sometimes extending that to ethnic or religious in-group second).
The (currently) successful countries got that way with a different norm, "same rules for everyone".
I'm viewing the emphasis on family first in recent Disney/Pixar movies with increasing concern. Sure it sells better in China, but at what long-term cost?