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9%OFFNiall Ferguson - The Great Degeneration: How Institutions Decay and Economies Die - 9780141975238 - V9780141975238
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The Great Degeneration: How Institutions Decay and Economies Die

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Description for The Great Degeneration: How Institutions Decay and Economies Die Paperback. The decline of the West is something that has long been prophesied. Symptoms of decline are all around us today: slowing growth, crushing debts, aging populations. But what exactly is amiss with Western civilization? This book presents a indictment of an era of negligence and complacency. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLX; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 150.

The decline of the West is something that has long been prophesied. Symptoms of decline are all around us today: slowing growth, crushing debts, ageing populations. But what exactly is amiss with Western civilization? The answer, Niall Ferguson argues, is that the institutions that were once the four pillars of Western society - representative government, the free market, the rule of law and civil society - are degenerating.

The Great Degeneration is a powerful indictment of an era of negligence and complacency. To stop us frittering ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141975238
SKU
V9780141975238
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About Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson is one of Britain's most renowned historians. He is the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, a senior faculty fellow of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard, and a visiting professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing. He is the author of fifteen books, including The Pity of War, The House of ... Read more

Reviews for The Great Degeneration: How Institutions Decay and Economies Die
Brilliantly written, full of wit and virtuosity, stuffed with memorable lines and gorgeous bits of information. A great read
The Times (on Civilization)
A dazzling history of Western ideas ... epic
Economist
This is sharp. It feels urgent. Ferguson... twists his knife with great literary brio
Andrew Marr (on Civilization) A masterpiece ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Great Degeneration: How Institutions Decay and Economies Die


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