Political order and political decay : from the industrial revolution to the globalization of democracy / Francis Fukuyama.

By:

Fukuyama, Francis, 1952-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015Edition: First paperback editionDescription: viii, 668 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9780374535629 (Paperback)

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DDC classification:

320.1

LOC classification:

JC 11 F961p 2015

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Contents:

Introduction: Development of political institutions to the French Revolution What is political development? The dimensions of development Bureaucracy Prussia builds a state Corruption The birthplace of democracy Italy and the low-trust equilibrium Patronage and reform The United States invents clientelism The end of the spoils system Railroads, forests, and the American State Building Nation building Good government, bad government Nigeria Geography Silver, gold, and sugar Dogs that didn't bark The clean slate Storms in Africa Indirect rule Institutions, domestic or imported Lingua francas The strong Asian state The struggle for law in China The reinvention of the Chinese state Three regions Why did democracy spread? From 1848 to the Arab Spring The middle class and democracy's future Political decay A state of courts and parties Congress and the repatrimonialization of American politics America the vetocracy Autonomy and subordination Political order and political decay

Summary: The second volume in a landmark chronicle of the modern state examines how societies develop strong, impersonal, and accountable political institutions, discussing such topics as the French Revolution, the Arab Spring, and contemporary American politics.

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"Published in 2014 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux"--Title page verso

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Development of political institutions to the French Revolution
What is political development?
The dimensions of development
Bureaucracy
Prussia builds a state
Corruption
The birthplace of democracy
Italy and the low-trust equilibrium
Patronage and reform
The United States invents clientelism
The end of the spoils system
Railroads, forests, and the American State Building
Nation building
Good government, bad government
Nigeria
Geography
Silver, gold, and sugar
Dogs that didn't bark
The clean slate
Storms in Africa
Indirect rule
Institutions, domestic or imported
Lingua francas
The strong Asian state
The struggle for law in China
The reinvention of the Chinese state
Three regions Why did democracy spread?
From 1848 to the Arab Spring
The middle class and democracy's future
Political decay
A state of courts and parties
Congress and the repatrimonialization of American politics
America the vetocracy
Autonomy and subordination
Political order and political decay

The second volume in a landmark chronicle of the modern state examines how societies develop strong, impersonal, and accountable political institutions, discussing such topics as the French Revolution, the Arab Spring, and contemporary American politics.

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