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Books recommended by Francis Fukuyama
American political scientist, political economist, and author
American political scientist, political economist, and author. Their picks here come from 2 Five Books interviews, on the The Financial Crisis and Liberal Democracy.
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This is a selection of sourced recommendations, not a complete list of everything Francis Fukuyama has read or praised. How we choose.
Recommendations
Books Francis Fukuyama recommends
10 books from 2 sources. Each one links to the place where Francis recommended it.
Francis Fukuyama on The Financial Crisis
Five Books interview in which Francis Fukuyama chooses and discusses five books.
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Bankers
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2017 Five Books interview “Francis Fukuyama on The Financial Crisis”.
Francis Fukuyama on The Financial Crisis Interviewfivebooks.com
+1 other recommender: Daron Acemoglu
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This Time Is Different
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2017 Five Books interview “Francis Fukuyama on The Financial Crisis”.
Francis Fukuyama on The Financial Crisis Interviewfivebooks.com
+1 other recommender: Dambisa Moyo, Baroness Moyo
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The Big Short
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2017 Five Books interview “Francis Fukuyama on The Financial Crisis”.
Listed in the source as “The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine”.
Francis Fukuyama on The Financial Crisis Interviewfivebooks.com
+2 other recommenders: Tim Harford, Barry Ritholtz
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Fault Lines
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2017 Five Books interview “Francis Fukuyama on The Financial Crisis”.
Listed in the source as “Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten The World Economy”.
Francis Fukuyama on The Financial Crisis Interviewfivebooks.com
+1 other recommender: Robert J. Shiller
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The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Report
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2017 Five Books interview “Francis Fukuyama on The Financial Crisis”.
Francis Fukuyama on The Financial Crisis Interviewfivebooks.com
The best books on Liberal Democracy
Five Books interview in which Francis Fukuyama chooses and discusses five books.
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The Spirit of Democracy
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2021 Five Books interview “The best books on Liberal Democracy”.
Listed in the source as “The Spirit of Democracy: The Struggle to Build Free Societies Throughout the World”.
The best books on Liberal Democracy Interviewfivebooks.com
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Ill Winds
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2021 Five Books interview “The best books on Liberal Democracy”.
Listed in the source as “Ill Winds: Saving Democracy from Russian Rage, Chinese Ambition, and American Complacency”.
The best books on Liberal Democracy Interviewfivebooks.com
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How Democracies Die
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2021 Five Books interview “The best books on Liberal Democracy”.
Listed in the source as “How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future”.
The best books on Liberal Democracy Interviewfivebooks.com
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Polyarchy
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2021 Five Books interview “The best books on Liberal Democracy”.
Listed in the source as “Polyarchy: Participation and Opposition”.
The best books on Liberal Democracy Interviewfivebooks.com
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Democracy in America
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2021 Five Books interview “The best books on Liberal Democracy”.
The best books on Liberal Democracy Interviewfivebooks.com
+4 other recommenders: Patrick Collison, Karl Rove, Robert Reich, Mark Manson
Written by Francis Fukuyama
Books Francis Fukuyama wrote
Their most-published books, from Open Library. These are books they wrote, not recommendations.
Cross-recommendations
Picks others agree on
5 books Francis recommends that at least one other person in the directory also recommends, each from their own source.
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5recommendersDemocracy in America 5 recommendersPatrick Collison, Francis Fukuyama, Karl Rove, Robert Reich, Mark Manson
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3recommendersThe Big Short 3 recommendersFrancis Fukuyama, Tim Harford, Barry Ritholtz
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2recommendersBankers 2 recommendersFrancis Fukuyama, Daron Acemoglu
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2recommendersFault Lines 2 recommendersFrancis Fukuyama, Robert J. Shiller
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2recommendersThis Time Is Different 2 recommendersFrancis Fukuyama, Dambisa Moyo, Baroness Moyo
Cross-recommendations
Who agrees with Francis
People in the directory who recommended at least one of the same books.
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