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Analogously, both Papademos and Monti are certified European Union and eurozone elites, which will help them to obtain support for their countries abroad, but will leave them vulnerable to domestic charges that they are lackeys of foreign powers.
Elites in the advanced democracies – say, the top 1% of income earners – can hardly take comfort from such conditions.
Whether motivated by tribal animosities, an ideological rejection of the peace process, or cultural estrangement from Israel’s liberal elites, anyone who feels alienated – ethnically, culturally, or socially – joined Netanyahu to defeat those on the left who had usurped Jewish history and betrayed Eretz Israel.
Many mistakenly dismiss resource nationalism, and the populist rhetoric that accompanies it, as a fig leaf for rent-seeking by ruling elites, or the coincidental fallout of domestic political infighting.
These theories revolve largely around a bargain between the propertied elite and the working classes: faced with the threat of revolt, the elites expand the franchise and allow the masses to vote.
On economic, financial, tax, trade, and climate issues, many people around the world are fearful or angry, believing that a worldwide cabal of bankers, corporations, and G-20 elites uses insider deals to monopolize the benefits of globalization.
France’s elites need to own up to the mistakes of the past and find better ways to confront today’s challenges.
Yet, on the other hand, his flashy style is considered vulgar by traditional French elites, who are keen to dissociate themselves from someone whose educational background and instinctive reactions clearly marks him as not one of them.
As Germany confronts ever more complex debates about its identity, the country’s elites will need to adopt this philosophy, and do more to encourage dialogue within an increasingly diverse population.
When “access journalism” leads senior editorial decision-makers to identify with political elites, explaining the government’s thinking to the public becomes their primary purpose.
So, in introducing a new style of governance, exemplified by merit-based cabinet appointments, Jokowi must be careful not to alienate the political and business elites who have long benefited from their tight grip on power.
But, as working-class Thais, who had tolerated military and technocratic rule for decades, came to embrace the kingdom’s new democratic politics, they voted for populist parties that would shift political power away from the royal, military, and political elites.
Soon enough, Thailand’s elites struck back, and the country’s politics descended into a cycle of palace-endorsed coups, elected governments, and violent street protests.
To them, Prem represents elites who would deny Thais outside the capital a voice in determining the country’s future.
Agreements with the CIS ruling elites will become the main instrument for implementing "Operation CIS."
Many elites in these countries, because they seized power and became rich rapidly, feel insecure.
For Asia's financial crisis of a few years back uncovered many excesses that hid behind the rhetoric of Asian values - the cozy relations between governments and elites; rampant corruption, cronyism and nepotism.
The worst reason for this will be the oldest reason: some pre-crisis elites retain influence and/or power.
Other former elites may try to link self-protection to anti-Western rhetoric and nationalist sentiment.
If united, entrenched elites and the mass of workers and the poor can create a powerful stumbling block to reform.
If Brexit triggers a Europe-wide revolt against liberal elites, it would be the first time in history that Britain leads a wave of illiberalism in Europe.
Looking healthy, fit, youthful, and professional are now signs that male elites use to signal their status to one another in an advanced consumer and corporate economy.
Over the past few months, the German, French, and British governments have been frantically assembling a package of measures – including potential sanctions on Iranian elites – to address Trump’s concerns.
China failed to undergo a similar shift, owing primarily to its civil-service examination system, which emphasized the memorization of Confucian classics and provided little incentive for elites to learn mathematics and science.
The Soviet demise encouraged US political elites to construct a “unipolar” view of America’s global position and interest.
The President has appointed the late Ken Saro-Wiwa’s son as one of his special assistants, in an attempt to mend fences with political elites in the restive delta.
The Moscow elite - economic and political - supported by a large but not overwhelming layer of regional elites, which benefited mightily from "stakhanov" style shock privatization, wants stability and fears most of all a fight over a renewed redistribution of property.
But, while Ukraine’s political elites have mastered the art of getting democratically elected, effective governance eludes them.
There are significant political risks related to the overlapping political and business interests of the region’s entrenched ruling elites, presenting headaches for investors concerned about their reputations.
Political interference in the private sector throughout the region means that most large business projects are carried out as joint-ventures with state-controlled companies (sometimes covertly headed by members of the ruling elites).
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