The great degeneration : how institutions decay and economies die

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.

Record details

ISBN: 1101608455 (ebk.)
ISBN: 9781101608456 (ebk.)
ISBN: 1594205450 (hbk.)
ISBN: 9781594205453 (hbk.)
Physical Description: 174 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
print
Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2013.
Copyright: ©2012

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	The human hive -- The Darwinian economy -- The landscape of law -- Civil and uncivil societies.