1. The hazard -- 2. Families rigged to fail -- 3. Credentialing versus educating -- 4. Science abandoned -- 5. Dumbed-down taxes -- 6. Self-policing subverted -- 7. Unwinding vicious spirals -- 8. Dark age patterns
Summary
"Jacobs identifies five central pillars of our society that show serious signs of decay : community and family; higher education; science and technology; governmental representation; and self-regulation of the learned professions."--BOOK JACKET
