Great Degeneration: How Institutions Decay and Economies Die, The Ferguson Niall

**The Great Degeneration: How Institutions Decay and Economies Die** by Niall Ferguson isn't your typical doom-and-gloom economics book – it's actually a fascinating deep-dive into why civilizations crumble from the inside out. Ferguson, the Harvard historian who made economic history cool again, argues that Western societies are rotting thanks to failing institutions: bloated government, broken legal systems, and civil society gone wonky.

This isn't abstract theory – Ferguson connects the dots between institutional decay and real-world disasters like the 2008 financial crisis. Perfect for business professionals, policy wonks, and anyone wondering why everything feels broken lately. The writing is sharp, accessible, and refreshingly free of academic jargon.

This preloved copy from Patina Paperbacks comes with that lovely lived-in feel that only enhances Ferguson's urgent warnings about institutional collapse.

**Reader Reviews:**
"Ferguson makes complex economic concepts surprisingly digestible – finished it in two sittings!"
"Eye-opening analysis that explains so much about our current political mess."