The model has been called "a vaguely defined combination of authoritarian politics and state-guided capitalism."

Highly authoritarian domestic politics, heavily militarised society before 1914 for a starter.

China's authoritarian politics and central planning also have a strong appeal for many of the former Soviet republics of the region.

Meanwhile, in Russia the desire for order and security has given birth to authoritarian politics that have nurtured a closed, unaccountable regime.

The intellectual air has gone stale in Egypt from too many years of controlled press and authoritarian politics.

Liberated from provincial cultures, many, though certainly not all, embraced authoritarian politics and expressed contempt for democracy and modern material culture.

It was once thought that these secular parties would use their influence to temper the religious extremism and the authoritarian politics of their Shiite partners.

Despite the film's sweet and gentle tone, authoritarian politics and China's continuing struggle to adapt to the challenge of the modern world are never far away.

In a single caustic sentence he sums up the Korean economic miracle: A model for growth based on authoritarian politics.

Singapore's effort to find a balance point will be closely watched by other Asian countries that mix capitalist economics with authoritarian politics.