Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy
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The second volume of the bestselling landmark work on the history of the modern state. Taking up the essential question of how societies develop strong, impersonal, and accountable political institutions, Fukuyama follows the story from the French Revolution to the so-called Arab Spring and the deep dysfunctions of contemporary American politics. He examines the effects of corruption on governance, and why some societies have been successful at rooting it out. He explores the different legacies of colonialism in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, and offers a clear-eyed account of why some regions have thrived and developed more quickly than others. And he boldly reckons with the future of democracy in the face of a rising global middle class and entrenched political paralysis in the West.
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ISBN: 9780374535629
Published Date: October 13, 2015
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Language: English
Page Count: 668
Size: 8.29" l x 5.42" w x 1.83" h