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Political Order and Political Decay

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What’s it about?

Why do strong, stable democracies decay into corruption and gridlock? Fukuyama reveals the hidden forces that hollow out institutions—and what we can do to fight back.

You’ll learn

  • Three pillars of political order
  • How institutions become rigid and corrupt
  • The danger of 'vetocracy' in America
  • Why sequence of development matters