{"product_id":"the-great-degeneration-9780141975238","title":"The Great Degeneration","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe decline of the West is something that has long been prophesied.  Symptoms of decline are all around us today: slowing growth, crushing  debts, ageing populations. But what exactly is amiss with Western  civilization? The answer, Niall Ferguson argues, is that the  institutions that were once the four pillars of Western society -  representative government, the free market, the rule of law and civil  society - are degenerating.    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Great Degeneration \u003c\/i\u003eis  a powerful indictment of an era of negligence and complacency. To stop  us frittering away the institutional inheritance of centuries, Ferguson  warns, will take heroic leadership and radical reform.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''A refreshing perspective on the economic decline of advanced countries and the origins of the crisis''  Samuel Brittan, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e ''He writes with splendid panache and a seemingly effortless, debonair wit''  \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''One of the most incisive writers of history, poli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrilliantly written, full of wit and virtuosity, stuffed with memorable lines and gorgeous bits of information.  A great read * The Times (on Civilization) *\u003cbr\u003eA dazzling history of Western ideas ... epic * Economist *\u003cbr\u003eThis is sharp.  It feels urgent.  Ferguson... twists his knife with great literary brio -- Andrew Marr (on Civilization)\u003cbr\u003eA masterpiece ... fascinating facts burst like fireworks on every page * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eBrings history alive for the reader with a dazzling knowledge ... peerless * Independent on Sunday *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732496331095,"sku":"9780141975238","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-great-degeneration-9780141975238","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}