The Great Degeneration
How Institutions Decay and Economies Die
New York : Penguin Press, 2013.
Format: Book
Description: 174 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
"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.
Contents:
The human hive -- The Darwinian economy -- The landscape of law -- Civil and uncivil societies.
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.
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.
ISBN:
9781594205453 (hbk.)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
SOCIAL SCI Fer | Edgewood | Nonfiction | In |
SOCIAL SCI Fer | Sandhills Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references.