Book Review: The Great Degeneration by Niall Ferguson
 

Every age needs its prophets of doom to warn humanity of the dangers that lie ahead unless urgent attention is paid to reform, but it is the fate of prophets to remain voices crying in the wilderness. Niall Ferguson must not be allowed to suffer this fate, because the problems he addresses need our urgent attention. Modern civilisation was built and sustained by a network of great institutions, listed by Ferguson as representative government, the free market, the rule of law and civil society. By showing how each of these is degenerating and in need of radical reform, Ferguson presents an epochal challenge to the leaders and peoples of western democracies.

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