![]() ![]() Of this soup of causal factors and outcomes seem to be very slim indeed (p. The prospects of producing a predictive general theory out Problem, to put it in social science terms, is that there are too many variables and Īnd it is not clear whether it will ever be possible to generate such a theory. He notes that much of theĮxisting literature falls short of being a real theory of political development. This, hopefully, is not the approach I take (p. Science begins with an elegant theory and then searches for facts that will confirm after the history, noting that all too often social Fukuyama describes his largely inductive method as putting the theory The books historical commentary documents and explains the appearanceĪnd political growth of human societies from bands, tribes, and chiefdoms to states development, the evolution of government institutions As with Fukuyamas first signature book, TheĮnd of History and the Last Man (New York: Free Press, 1992), however, it is certainįukuyama describes this book as focusing on the political dimension of ![]() It is a broadly learned treatise by any measure,Īnd several prepublication reviews have touted it as being poised to become the next Times to the French Revolution, is the first of two related volumes, the second of which Scott Atlasįrancis Fukuyamas newest book, The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Single Issues of The Independent Review.Podcast: Independent Outlook / Conversations.International Economics and Development. ![]()
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