The Great Degeneration : : how Institutions Decay and Economies die
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"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 ... is that our institutions--the intricate frameworks within which a society can flourish or fail--are degenerating"--Dust cover flap.
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New York : Penguin Press, 2013.
Year Published: 2013
Description: 174 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781594205453
1594205450
SUBJECTS
Social institutions -- Developed countries.
Civil society -- Developed countries.
Civilization, Western -- 21st century.
Regression (Civilization)
Developed countries -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
Developed countries -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.