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Nov 13, 2017TheresaAJ rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Although published 17 years ago, this book eerily describes cultural events that are happening in North America today. From loss of affordable housing and minimum wage employment to science as "fake news" to making public services "cost-effective" or revenue generators, Jacobs ties all these symptoms to great civilizations that no longer exist. For those Americans currently enamored by the idea of a Canada as utopia, Jacobs uses many examples and case studies that show both the U.S. and Canada are on a parallel path. Both a historical review and a path out of the morass, this work is "both a gloomy and a hopeful book."