New Releases by Francis Fukuyama

Social capital is important to the efficient functioning of modern economies and is the sine qua non of stable liberal democracy. It constitutes the cultural component of modern societies, which in other respects have been organized since the Enlightenment on the basis of formal institutions, the rule of law, and rationality. Building social capital has typically been seen as a task for second generation economic reform; but unlike economic policies or even economic institutions, social capital cannot be so easily created or shaped by public policy. This paper will define social capital, explore its economic and political functions, as well as its origins, and make some suggestions for how it can be cultivated.

"Science and Technology Policy Institute."

The bestselling author of "Trust" examines the social upheavals of the last few decades, and in a bold, thought-provoking book shows why America is poised for a revival. 24 charts & graphs.

Où trouver la clef de la prospérité pour le prochain siècle ? Les uns célèbrent l''avènement du " tout libéral ", d''autres comptent sur les bienfaits d''un capitalisme tempéré ! Tous négligent la dimension culturelle : réussite économique et solidité politique sont conditionnées par le fonctionnement harmonieux de la société civile. Pour l''avoir compris, Américains, Allemands, et Japonais ont créé des sociétés à confiance forte. En revanche, Français et Italiens, mais aussi Chinois et Coréens en sont encore au temps de la suspicion et d''un capitalisme qui semble fragile à l''heure de la globalisation des marchés. Au terme d''une analyse qui mobilise autant Tocqueville que les entrepreneurs de Canton ou les syndicalistes de Turin, Fukuyama propose de redonner du sens et du contenu aux rapports entre individus. Autrement dit, ce qui est bon pour la société est bon pour le capitalisme, mais un capitalisme qui aurait compris que le " capital social " est aussi indispensable que l''investissement.

The bestselling author of The End of History explains the social principles of economic life and tells readers what they need to know to win the coming struggle for global economic dominance.

Livre brillant qui montre que deux forces puissantes sont au coeur de l''histoire humaine: la "logique de la science moderne" et la "lutte pour la reconnaissance". La premir̈e conduit les humains ̉satisfaire des dširs incessants ̉travers un processus čonomique rationnel. La seconde est le vřitable moteur de l''histoire. [SDM].

"Recent developments in countries such as the Soviet Union and the People''s Republic of China seem to suggest that the 20th century may end where it started--not with an "end of ideology" or a convergence between capitalism and socialism, but with the victory of economic and political liberalism. This paper suggests that we may be witnessing not just the end of the Cold War, or the passing of a particular period in postwar history, but the end of history--that is, the end point of mankind''s ideological evolution and the universalization of Western liberal democracy as the final form of human government. The victory of liberalism has occurred primarily in the realm of ideas or consciousness and is as yet incomplete in the real or material world, but the author suggests that there are reasons to believe that the ideal will govern the material world in the long run. To explain this, he considers some theoretical issues about the nature of historical change, including the philosophy of Hegel, who originated the idea of the end of history."--Rand abstracts

This report, part of a study of the types of threats that Army planners might encounter in the Third World, evaluates the impact that Mikhail Gorbachev has had thus far on Soviet Third World policy, as well as prospects for future evolution. The study evaluates new Soviet thinking on foreign policy and measures the changes in rhetoric against actual Soviet behavior. It analyzes the new Soviet emphasis on the large states of the Third World. As an example of this new Soviet diplomacy, it presents a detailed case study of Soviet policy toward the Persian gulf in 1986-1987.