SOCIOL 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Nogales, Sonora, Nogales, Arizona, Positive Force
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Us: access to economic institutions - choose jobs, get schooling, healthcare; political institutions - democracy, elect representatives. An institutional divergence took place during the early colonial period, with implications lasting into present day. Great differences in world inequality evident to everyone, even those in poor communities. Northern mexico more prosperous b/c closer to border (trade w/ us) Greater prosperity of nogales relative to rest of mexico comes from outside. Different institutions provide different incentives for inhabitants. Each society functions w/ set of economic + political rules created+enforced by state + citizens collectively. Political institutions determine economic institutions ppl live under. Institutions influence behaviors/incentives in real life; forge success/failure of nations. Even indiv. talent needs institutional framework to be positive force. Institutions tell ppl to go to school, get jobs, etc. Economic institutions critical to determine whether country is prosperous b/ political institutions determine what economic institutions a country has.
