There is a branch of economics called ‘institutional economics’. Its most famous proponent is the late Thorstein Veblen. It takes the institutional structure of an economy to be its definitive characteristic.

We can transform the performance of the existing economy for society as a whole by changing one thing about its institutional structure: the way the economy gets supplied with money (as currency): “For Crying Out Loud, ACCEPT That A SOLUTION Actually EXISTS” (a “2 min read” — including options for further reading — here in Medium).