There was a sci-fi series I read (I want to say by Alastair Reynolds) which talked about planet-bound civilisations having an innate boom-and-bust cycle where t

There was a sci-fi series I read (I want to say by Alastair Reynolds) which talked about planet-bound civilisations having an innate boom-and-bust cycle where the civilisation would inevitably get more and more efficient at utilising resources, while thereby becoming more fragile and susceptible to system shocks. It would then collapse and eventually the survivors would rebuild.