著名经济学家曼瑟·奥尔森曾经说，当一个社会进入持续稳定的时期之后，就会逐渐出现“制度僵化症”，原来灵活高效的制度，逐渐变得扭曲迟钝。到底哪里出了问题？本书作者Niall Ferguson谈到，西方世界正面临着“大退化”（the Great Degeneration）。西方世界的四个支柱，即民主、资本主义、法律和公民社会，都显出了破败之相，号称“西方文明的四个黑盒子”。。。
The Great Degeneration: How Institutions Decay and Economies Die
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.
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