Who owns businesses? Families? Shareholders? The government?
Are there service industries (hairdressing, tech support,
etc.)?
Where do people learn a trade? From their parents? As an apprentice?
From a private trade school? From a government-run trade school?
Who in a family is expected to work?
Who in a family is allowed to work?
If everyone is allowed and expected to work, who watches
children? Are there nannies? Daycares? If it’s done by older children, what
happens when there’s only one child?
Who takes care of the elderly? The daughter’s family? The
son’s family? A nursing home? What if they have no children?
Are there child labor laws?
Are there laws regarding work hours, safety, etc.?
Are unions legal?
Are there government regulations on businesses, industries,
etc.?
Are there government-provided services?
Are there social safety nets?
Are there banks? If not, where/how do people store money?
Is there a mortgage or loan system?
Is it expected that a person or family will own a house?
Is there government-run housing?
Is there support for the homeless?
Is there support for the disabled?
Is there an equivalent to the stock market?
Is there standardized currency? Who manufactures it?
Is there a fixed exchange rate (eg the gold standard) or are
currencies free-floating?