Dark Age Ahead by Jane Jacobs
A provocative critique arguing that modern North American civilization risks slipping into a future ‘dark age’ because its vital institutions and moral habits are eroding: close-knit community and family ties, rigorous higher education and intellectual standards, a culture of serious science and professional self-regulation, and responsible government and public finance are all weakening under consumerism, short-term thinking, deference to market forces, and the erosion of civic responsibility. The book traces how these interrelated declines—manifest in poor planning, loss of local knowledge, credentialism, and weakened ethical norms—could unravel social stability, and calls for renewed attention to rebuilding the informal and formal supports that sustain a healthy, resilient society.
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- 2004
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- Canadian
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- English
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