TY - BOOK N2 - "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. AB - "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. T1 - The great degeneration :how institutions decay and economies die / AU - Ferguson, Niall, CN - HN19 CN - HN19 ID - 525567 KW - Social institutions KW - Civil society KW - Civilization, Western KW - Regression (Civilization) SN - 9781594205453 SN - 1594205450 TI - The great degeneration :how institutions decay and economies die / ER -