NEW DELHI –India’s democratic credentials do not impress Francis Fukuyama, who two decades ago prophesied the “end of history,” as being a catalyst for the country’s economic growth. Fukuyama finds excessive “patronage politics and fractiousness” in India – flaws that stand in stark contrast to China’s speedier, though not necessarily cleaner, political system.
发自新德里——美国学者弗朗西斯·福山在二十多年前预言了“历史的终结”，认为人类将最终走向自由民主制度，但却对作为印度经济增长催化剂的民主制度印象不佳。相反，他在印度看到了大范围的“庇护政治和顽固作风”——而这些缺点恰恰与中国那种更具效率（但也谈不上廉洁）的政治系统形成鲜明对比。