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In the U.S., many administrative issues are resolved in courts rather than by expert bureaucracies. This leads to a slow, costly legal process that further hinders state capacity.

Ensuring the government remains responsive to the interests of the whole community, typically through elections. Key Themes and Insights

Fukuyama uses this term to describe a system with so many checks and balances that small interest groups can effectively block—or "veto"—any action that benefits the public good. Political Order and Political Decay: From the I...

A strong state that lacks the rule of law and democratic accountability.

A rising global middle class is seen as a primary driver of democracy, as they tend to demand more institutional accountability and merit-based governance. In the U

is the 2014 sequel to Francis Fukuyama's The Origins of Political Order . While the first volume traces political development from prehistory to the French Revolution, this second installment examines how modern institutions evolved from the Industrial Revolution to the present—and how they can eventually rot from within. The Three Pillars of Political Order

A set of rules that are binding even on the most powerful political actors, preventing "rule by law" (where the law is just a tool for the elite). Key Themes and Insights Fukuyama uses this term

A once-strong state now suffering from "decay" through legal gridlock and interest group capture.