An Analysis Of Fukuyama’s “The End Of History”

Part I of Essay
Francis Fukuyama contends that liberal democracy marks the end of history. By this he contends that there does not exist another political structure which can best serve all of humanity. For him, liberal democracy is the final stage in Hegel’s dialectic and will conseque ....

Part II of Essay
.... that newly developing countries in Asia are increasingly adopting the western free market approach. These examples, he views as evidence of the inherent weakness of Marxist ideology and the supremacy of the economies associated with a liberal democracy. Is Fukuyama correct? Is Liberal Democracy the final and most perfect stage in Hegel’s dialectic? Marx would have to disagree. First off, Marx would say that many people misinterpret his writings. This was the case in the formation of the communist system of government in China and Russia ....