@article{525567, author = {Ferguson, Niall,}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/525567}, title = {The great degeneration : how institutions decay and economies die /}, abstract = {"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.}, recid = {525567}, pages = {174 pages ;}, }