{"product_id":"the-great-degeneration-how-institutions-decay-and-economies-die-paperback","title":"The Great Degeneration: How Institutions Decay and Economies Die - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNiall Ferguson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNiall Ferguson is one of the world's most renowned historians. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePaper and Iron, The House of Rothschild, The Pity of War, The Cash Nexus, Empire, Colossus, The War of the World, The Ascent of Money, High Financier, Civilization, The Great Degeneration, Kissinger, 1923-1968: The Idealist, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Square and the Tower\u003c\/i\u003e. He is Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing. His many awards include the Benjamin Franklin Prize for Public Service (2010), the Hayek Prize for Lifetime Achievement (2012) and the Ludwig Erhard Prize for Economic Journalism (2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 7.83 x 5.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 24, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753764716832,"sku":"9780143125525","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a77cec3447eb141293460fed8f8913c7.webp?v=1780027032","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-great-degeneration-how-institutions-decay-and-economies-die-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}