Person

Francis Fukuyama

Political scientist of state capacity, trust, social capital, and how institutions gain or lose governing legitimacy.

Why this matters

Fukuyama links trust formation to institutional quality—when scale outruns the bonds that make cooperation possible.

Works

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Trust: The Social Virtues and the Creation of Prosperity

Fukuyama, Francis. *Trust: The Social Virtues and the Creation of Prosperity*. New York: Free Press, 1995.

Related books

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Trust Beyond Similarity

How Trust Remains Possible Across Difference

How people learn to trust perspectives they do not share—and why trust becomes more valuable when perspectives differ.

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When Authority Outlives Accountability

A Lens for Moral Leadership

A leadership lens on how authority can persist after accountability erodes, and what moral leadership requires to restore integrity in that gap. For institutional persistence after harm, see When Accountability No Longer Expires (upcoming).