Sentence examples for repressive governance from inspiring English sources

Karimov has promised that "there will come a time when our citizens will enjoy complete freedom", but activists expect that his fourth term will bring more of the same repressive governance.

Repressive governance could, to a large extent, become an automated affair.

Some are angry at repressive governments.

This apparent popularity may have led him and his advisers to ignore the fact that even in Syria, many people were angry with a repressive regime, bad governance and blatant corruption.

Obviously, the Philippines never had a "strong" state, whether during Marcos' rule or not, but instead oscillated between repressive and permissive governance.

As Beijing's levels of foreign assistance swell and its relationship deepens with countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America, a key question emerges: What impact will investments by an opaque and repressive superpower have on governance standards in the developing world?

Unfortunately, in the Middle East, repressive regimes have stifled learning about governance and practicing the skills of governing free institutions -- both so available to our founding generation.

A new era was born, and the product was a vicious form of governance, anchored by a repressive state apparatus, personalized leadership, and concentrated economic growth.

And, while it is true that the Beijing government remains repressive and anachronistic, it is also true that the growing Internet community and the kudzu-like proliferation of cell phones, satellite television, and for-profit newspapers have irrevocably changed the quality of life and governance in China.

The new government is extremely repressive.

The promotion of open governance rings hollow against support for repressive regimes.