{"product_id":"the-great-degeneration-how-institutions-decay-and-economies-die-9780143125525","title":"The Great Degeneration: How Institutions Decay and Economies Die","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ascent of Money \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Square and the Tower, \u003c\/i\u003ea\u003c\/b\u003e searching and provocative examination of the widespread institutional rot that threatens our collective future\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat 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 in \u003ci\u003eThe Great Degeneration\u003c\/i\u003e, is that our institutions--the intricate frameworks within which a society can flourish or fail--are degenerating. With characteristic verve and historical insight, Ferguson analyzes the causes of this stagnation and its profound consequences for the future of the West. \u003ci\u003eThe Great Degeneration\u003c\/i\u003e is an incisive indictment of an era of negligence and complacency--and to arrest the breakdown of our civilization, Ferguson warns, will take heroic leadership and radical reform.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143125525\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.83h x 5.12w x 0.51d","brand":"Niall Ferguson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42924823969973,"sku":"9780143125525","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b0188594-16a9-438a-b3ff-1a8b2d10d6cb.jpg?v=1687839079","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-great-degeneration-how-institutions-decay-and-economies-die-9780143125525","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}