£54.99

Springer - The Seneca Effect: Why Growth is Slow but Collapse is Rapid

Price data last checked 90 day(s) ago - refreshing...

View at Amazon

We'll watch every seller, every day. One email when your price arrives.

It has never been this cheap. We have no record of a lower price.

£55 today · cheaper than every other day in the last 3 months

NEW HERE?

Amazon shows you one price. We show you all of them.

Tosheroon watches Amazon prices so you don't have to. Every product on Amazon has a price history — we make it visible. Set the price you'd actually pay, and we'll email you the second it gets there. No app, no account, one email.

WHAT'S ON THIS PAGE

↓ Price chart
when this has been cheap or pricey
↓ Forecast
where the price is heading next
↓ Statistics
all-time high & low, recent range
↑ Price alert
name your number, we'll email you

Price History & Forecast

Grey patches = out of stock. Cheaper = lower on the chart. Hover for exact prices.

Last 1 days • 1 data points (No recent data available)

Historical
Generating forecast...
Not enough data points to display chart (need at least 2 points)

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 1 days • 1 price levels

Days at Price
1 day 0 0 1 1 1 £55 Days at Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £55 (1 days, 100.0%)

Price range: £55 - £55

Price levels: 1 different prices over 1 days

Description

Explore the mechanics of sudden societal and economic decline with The Seneca Effect from The Frontiers Collection. Based on the wisdom of Roman Stoic philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca, this book examines the phenomenon where growth occurs slowly while ruin happens with startling speed. Often compared to a house of cards, these collapses are frequently sudden and unexpected. This work provides a deep look into why such collapses are so common and identifies the underlying forces that generate them. It builds upon the foundation laid by significant academic works such as Jared Diamond's Collapse and Joseph Tainter's The Collapse of Complex Societies. For readers interested in economic conditions and the patterns of systemic failure, this book offers a necessary perspective on the volatility of growth and the speed of ruin.

Key Features

Examines the concept of the Seneca Effect, where slow growth is met with rapid and unexpected collapse.

Provides an analysis of why sudden failures occur in various systems and societies.

Part of The Frontiers Collection, offering academic depth to the study of economic conditions.

Connects ancient Stoic philosophy with modern understandings of systemic ruin.

Offers a framework for understanding the suddenness of collapses compared to gradual growth periods.

Product Specifications

Format
hardcover
Domain
Amazon UK
Release Date
07 September 2017
Listed Since
16 March 2017

Barcode

No barcode data available

Similar Products You Might Like

The Physics of Capitalism: How a New Political Ecology Can Change the World
94% match

The Physics of Capitalism: How a New Political Ecology Can Change the World

£72.69 08 Jan 2026
Case Studies in System of Systems, Enterprise Systems, and Complex Systems Engineering (Complex and Enterprise Systems Engineering)
94% match

Case Studies in System of Systems, Enterprise Systems, and Complex Systems Engineering (Complex and Enterprise Systems Engineering)

CRC Press

£99.70 25 Feb 2026
Complexity, Institutions and Public Policy: Agile Decision-Making in a Turbulent World
94% match

Complexity, Institutions and Public Policy: Agile Decision-Making in a Turbulent World

Edward Elgar Publishing

£41.99 12 Mar 2026
How Smart Is Your City?: Technological Innovation, Ethics and Inclusiveness: 98 (Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering, 98)
94% match

How Smart Is Your City?: Technological Innovation, Ethics and Inclusiveness: 98 (Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering, 98)

Springer

£113.25 07 Mar 2026
The Greening of Socialism: Climate Change and Marx in the 21st Century
94% match

The Greening of Socialism: Climate Change and Marx in the 21st Century

Lexington Books

£61.52 22 Feb 2026
Advances in Natural, Human-Made, and Coupled Human-Natural Systems Research: Volume 1: 234 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 234)
94% match

Advances in Natural, Human-Made, and Coupled Human-Natural Systems Research: Volume 1: 234 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 234)

Springer

£92.74 03 Mar 2026
Proceedings of ECCS 2014: European Conference on Complex Systems (Springer Proceedings in Complexity)
94% match

Proceedings of ECCS 2014: European Conference on Complex Systems (Springer Proceedings in Complexity)

Springer

£110.34 14 Apr 2026
Knowledge, Innovation and Sustainable Development in Organizations: A Dynamic Capabilities Perspective (Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management)
94% match

Knowledge, Innovation and Sustainable Development in Organizations: A Dynamic Capabilities Perspective (Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management)

Springer

£91.13 23 Feb 2026
Unifying Themes In Complex Systems, Volume 2: Proceedings Of The Second International Conference On Complex Systems (New England Complex Systems Institute Series on Complexity)
94% match

Unifying Themes In Complex Systems, Volume 2: Proceedings Of The Second International Conference On Complex Systems (New England Complex Systems Institute Series on Complexity)

HACHETTE PRAT

£21.33 01 Mar 2026
Five Insights for Avoiding Global Collapse: What a 50-Year-Old Model of the World Taught Me About a Way Forward for Us Today
94% match

Five Insights for Avoiding Global Collapse: What a 50-Year-Old Model of the World Taught Me About a Way Forward for Us Today

Mdpi AG

£58.00 26 Jan 2026
The Economics of Secession
94% match

The Economics of Secession

MACMILLAN

£88.97 01 Apr 2026
Land-Cover and Land-Use Changes in Eastern Europe after the Collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 (Springer Environmental Science and Engineering)
94% match

Land-Cover and Land-Use Changes in Eastern Europe after the Collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 (Springer Environmental Science and Engineering)

Springer

£99.83 14 Apr 2026
Beyond the Black Swan: How the Pandemic and Digital Innovations Intensified the Sustainability Imperative – Everywhere
94% match

Beyond the Black Swan: How the Pandemic and Digital Innovations Intensified the Sustainability Imperative – Everywhere

£133.40 30 Mar 2026
Forced Migration and Resilience: Conceptual Issues and Empirical Results (Studien zur Resilienzforschung)
94% match

Forced Migration and Resilience: Conceptual Issues and Empirical Results (Studien zur Resilienzforschung)

Springer

£54.30 19 Apr 2026
Engaged Research for Community Resilience to Climate Change
94% match

Engaged Research for Community Resilience to Climate Change

Elsevier

£84.39 01 Mar 2026
Complex, Intelligent and Software Intensive Systems: Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Complex, Intelligent and Software Intensive ... (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 497)
94% match

Complex, Intelligent and Software Intensive Systems: Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Complex, Intelligent and Software Intensive ... (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 497)

Springer

£130.00 02 Mar 2026
Economic Systems in the New Era: Stable Systems in an Unstable World: 160 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 160)
94% match

Economic Systems in the New Era: Stable Systems in an Unstable World: 160 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 160)

Springer

£181.00 07 Feb 2026
Drivers Of Competitiveness
94% match

Drivers Of Competitiveness

World Scientific Publishing Company

£43.94 06 Mar 2026
The Origin of Cultures: How Individual Choices Make Cultures Change (Key Questions in Anthropology)
94% match

The Origin of Cultures: How Individual Choices Make Cultures Change (Key Questions in Anthropology)

Routledge

£150.00 14 Feb 2026
Routledge - Alleviating Poverty Through Profitable Partnerships
94% match

Routledge - Alleviating Poverty Through Profitable Partnerships

Routledge

£136.45 18 Apr 2026
Pathways to Environmental Sustainability: Methodologies and Experiences
94% match

Pathways to Environmental Sustainability: Methodologies and Experiences

Springer

£77.46 26 Feb 2026
A Nexus Approach for Sustainable Development: Integrated Resources Management in Resilient Cities and Multifunctional Land-use Systems
94% match

A Nexus Approach for Sustainable Development: Integrated Resources Management in Resilient Cities and Multifunctional Land-use Systems

Springer

£91.63 02 Apr 2026
Springer - Education for Sustainable Development in Early Childhood
94% match

Springer - Education for Sustainable Development in Early Childhood

Springer

£107.43 04 Mar 2026
Systems Science: Theory, Analysis, Modeling, and Design
94% match

Systems Science: Theory, Analysis, Modeling, and Design

£79.99 13 Jan 2026