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Author Ferguson, Niall.

Title The great degeneration : how institutions decay and economies die / Niall Ferguson.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Penguin Press, 2013.
©2012
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1574888~S1
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 Naper Blvd. Adult Nonfiction  306.091724 FER    AVAILABLE
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Description 174 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents The human hive -- The Darwinian economy -- The landscape of law -- Civil and uncivil societies.
Summary "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.
Subject 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 (hardcover)
1594205450 (hardcover)
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