TheEndOfHistory

Exec Summary : FrancisFukuyama argues that liberal-democracy and capitalism are the end state of historical development.

OK, so it's actually more nuanced : http://www.opendemocracy.net/democracy-fukuyama/revisited_3496.jsp

Contrast :

• FeudalismCapitalismInformationalism

See also :

• ShirkysLaw (for the equality / freedom discussion)