The Great Degeneration
- ISBN-10
- 1470367653
- ISBN-13
- 9781470367657
- Category
- Civil society
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Author
- Niall Ferguson
Description
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.
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- 2014-06-24
- 195 pages
- Paperback
- Penguin
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- 2014
- 173 pages
- Paperback
- Portfolio Trade
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- 2012
- 173 pages
- Paperback
- Penguin UK
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