Subtitled, }Governance & World Order In The Twenty-First Century{. In this hugely important book, Fukuyama explains the concept of state-building and discusses the problems and causes of state weakness and its national and international effects Weak or failed states - where no government is in control - are the source of many of the world's most serious problems, from poverty, AIDS and drugs to terrorism. This book explains the concept of state-building and discusses the problems and causes of state weakness and its national and international effects.