About the author
Francis Fukuyama is an American political scientist whose work addresses political development, institutions, democracy, identity, state capacity, and the long-term competition among forms of government.
The Origins of Political Order and Political Order and Political Decay form a two-volume history. Together they trace the state, rule of law, and accountable government, while asking why strong institutions emerge, adapt, become captured, or fail to keep pace with social change.
Where to start
Read The Origins of Political Order first, then Political Order and Political Decay to complete Fukuyama's two-volume account of political development.
