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"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 fr...

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Main Author: Ferguson, Niall
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Press, 2013.
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Developed countries > Social conditions > 21st century.
Developed countries > Economic conditions > 21st century.
Social institutions > Developed countries.
Civil society > Developed countries.
Civilization, Western > 21st century.
Regression (Civilization)
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