Russian leaders now tout economic modernization and foreign investment.
"This indecision has been the foremost obstacle to economic modernization".
Economic modernization was seen as causing social unrest, which rose steadily during the 2000s.
Embraer is often cited as an industrial symbol of Brazil's economic modernization.
Many still see it as a force for accelerating economic modernization.
The fact that Syria licensed 14 private banks has been the crown jewel in President Assad's economic modernization.
"I believe the Chinese when they say their foremost goal is economic modernization," the American diplomat said.
By the 1950s states in East Asia, especially and increasingly China, made great strides in economic modernization and now compete successfully against the West.
It was Mr. Van Rompuy, a former Belgian prime minister, who called Thursday's meeting, thereby seeking to define economic modernization as his priority.
Russia is looking for the United States to help promote its economic modernization, a central goal of Dmitri A. Medvedev's presidency.
He has shown himself adept at selling a big strategic vision of economic modernization to a nation that had lost its way.
