We've said a few things about Fukuyama and the (his?) 'end of history' in class, as well as the future of liberal democracy in the 21st Century (i.e. the Laclau and Mouffe articles from the first week). I just wanted to share a more recent article by Fukuyama:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/liberal-democracy-will-still-prevail/2008/08/27/1219516560192.html
According to Fukuyama,
"A critical issue that will shape the next era in world politics is whether gains in economic productivity will keep up with global demand for such basic commodities as oil, food and water. If they do not, we will enter a much more zero-sum, Malthusian world in which one country's gain will be another country's loss. A peaceful, democratic global order will be much more difficult to achieve. Growth will depend more on raw power and accidents of geography than on good institutions. And rising global inflation suggests that we have already moved a good way towards such a world."
It's worth a read if you have the chance.
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Consistent, Mr Fukuyama, nice and consistent.
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