The great degeneration
Subtitle: how institutions decay and economies die
By: Niall Ferguson
Publisher: The Penguin Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9781594205453
Subjects: Regression (Civilization); Economic conditions; Western Civilization; Social conditions; Social institutions; Civil society
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 ... is that our institutions--the intricate frameworks within which a society can flourish or fail--are degenerating"--Dust cover flap.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The human hive; title: The Darwinian economy; title: The landscape of law; title: Civil and uncivil societies.