Tim Bouverie

What’s that I hear? Francis Fukuyama back-pedalling frantically

A review of ‘Political Order and Political Decay’, by Francis Fukuyama. This excellent volume of comparative history and political science should be read by politicians and public alike

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  • Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalisation of Democracy

    Francis Fukuyama

    Profile Books, pp. 464

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