- Regression (Civilization), Economic conditions, Western Civilization, Social conditions
"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.
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- earnestironic
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- Author
- Niall Ferguson
- First published
- 2012
- Pages
- 174
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc. and Blackstone Publishing, Penguin Books, Limited, Allen Lane
- Editions
- 7
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780141975221
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Niall Campbell Ferguson is a British historian from Scotland. He is the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University. He is also a Senior Research Fellow of Jesus College, University of Oxford, a Senior Fellow of the Hoover Institution, Stanford University and visiting professor at the New College of the Humanities. His specialties are international history, economic and financial history, and British and American imperialism. He is known for his provocative, contrarian views. - Wikipedia
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