If people who have to work together in an enterprise trust one another it is because they are all operating to a common set of ethical norms....such a society will be better able to innovate...since the high degree of trust will permit a wide variety of social relationships to emerge.
Francis FukuyamaTo truly esteem oneself means that one must be capable of feeling shame or self-disgust when one does not live up to a certain standard
Francis FukuyamaEconomic activity is carried out by individuals in organisations that require a high degree of social co-operation
Francis FukuyamaBe afraid of the Chinese. I mean, the Chinese shoot down satellites in space; they hack into Google's computers; the Osama bin Laden people can't make their underwear blow up.
Francis FukuyamaIf networks are to be more efficient...this will come about only on the basis of a high level of trust and the existence of shared norms of ethical behavior between network members
Francis FukuyamaAs a piece of travel literature alone, 'The Ends of the Earth' succeeds in providing a tangible sense of the sweaty, smelly reality of many exotic points on the map, with glimpses of their cruelty but also, occasionally, of beauty and human kindness. As a piece of analysis, it is deeply thought-provoking.
Francis Fukuyama