What would your future be like if you lived in a traditional economy?

India and it's Caste System.

You are born into a certain realm of career choices and a distinct class and lifestyle. Traditional economies exist also (at the most fundemental level) in rural areas dependant upon subsistence farming and the community. Examples of this would be rural Brazil, if your father was a farmer, you are a farmer, if your father raised cattle, you raise cattle. On the other hand, if your father was "mayor" (or the equivalent), hey, you're mayor.