PRAISE
“Brilliantly written, full of wit and virtuosity, stuffed with memorable lines and gorgeous bits of information. A great read.”
THE TIMES LONDON
“Ferguson’s intellectual virtuosity is refreshing. ’The Great Degeneration’ won’t be popular in the Obama White House or other centers of power. Jeremiah wasn’t popular with the elders of Judea either. They tossed him in jail for his sedition. They had reason later to be sorry.”
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
THE GREAT DEGENERATION
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 in The Great Degeneration, 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. The Great Degeneration 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.
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Published by Penguin Random House
Jun 24, 2014 | 192 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780143125525