Political Order And Political Decay: From The I... -

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

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...

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. A once-strong state now suffering from "decay" through

Fukuyama argues that a successful modern state requires a delicate balance of three specific institutions: particularly the .

An example of how war forced the development of a professional, autonomous bureaucracy.

The final section of the book focuses on the "decay" of modern liberal democracies, particularly the .