| The Great Degeneration: How Institutions Decay and Economies Die Contributor(s): Ferguson, Niall (Author) |
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ISBN: 0143125524 ISBN-13: 9780143125525 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Business & Economics | Economic History - Political Science | Political Economy |
| Dewey: 306.091 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 5.12" W x 7.83" (0.32 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
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| Publisher Description: From the bestselling author of The Ascent of Money and The Square and the Tower, a searching and provocative examination of the widespread institutional rot that threatens our collective future What causes rich countries to lose their way? Symptoms of decline are all around us today: slowing growth, crushing debts, increasing inequality, aging populations, antisocial behavior. But what exactly has gone wrong? The answer, Niall Ferguson argues in The Great Degeneration, is that our institutions--the intricate frameworks within which a society can flourish or fail--are degenerating. With characteristic verve and historical insight, Ferguson analyzes the causes of this stagnation and its profound consequences for the future of the West. The Great Degeneration is an incisive indictment of an era of negligence and complacency--and to arrest the breakdown of our civilization, Ferguson warns, will take heroic leadership and radical reform. |