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Peter Turchin — Why Societies Fall Apart (And Why the US May Be Next)

The Joe Walker Podcast

CHAPTER

Causes of Social Disintegration and Political Instability

Exploring the drivers of political instability: popular emigration, overproduction of elites, and state weakness. Also discussing Peter Turchin's prediction of political instability in the United States in 2020 and his unified theoretical framework.

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