With China's present economic success, will autocratic government again become the accepted model?

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Emmanuel Vijayanand Murray

Already in various parts of the world, autocratic Governments have gained acceptance.

Stanley Wilkin

The Western powers believed and encouraged others to believe that national wealth and democracy went hand in hand, that centralised governments were an anathema to wealth-creation. Perhaps, the concern is how efficient a government or governing system is, not the kind?