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Author Ferguson, Niall.

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

Publication Info. New York : Penguin Press, 2013.
©2012

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 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  306.0917 F381    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  306.0917 FERGUSON    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  306.09 F    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  306.0917 FER    Check Shelf
 Marlborough, Richmond Memorial Library - Adult Department  306.09 FERGUS    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  306.0917 FER    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  306.0917 F38    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  306.09 FER    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  306.09 F353G    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  909.0982 FERGUSON    Check Shelf

Description 174 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [155]-174).
Contents The human hive -- The Darwinian economy -- The landscape of law -- Civil and uncivil societies.
Subject 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)
ISBN 9781594205453 hardback
1594205450 hardback
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