We take these institutions for granted, but they are absent or unable to function in many of today’s developing countries-with often disastrous consequences for the rest of the world.įrancis Fukuyama, author of the best-selling The End of History and The Last Man, and one of our most important political thinkers, provides a sweeping account of how today’s basic political institutions developed. Some went on to create governments that were accountable to their constituents. Virtually all human societies were once organized tribally, yet over time most developed new political institutions that included a central state that could keep the peace and uniform laws that applied to all citizens.
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