41. These tragic state episodes begin with an authoritarian state implementing policies reflecting high modernist ideals amidst a weak civil society. 42. Pessimists, however, worry that economic prosperity will simply make China a richer, stronger but no less authoritarian state . 43. Uzbekistan is an authoritarian state without independent news media, and its government quickly closed off the area around the blasts. 44. That we are an authoritarian state , I think this is over-inflated, exaggerated, " he said. 45. We are very mindful of the fact that our systems are very varied and that ASEAN includes democratic and authoritarian states , 46. "I don't think we should move toward an authoritarian state , especially a Soviet-style authoritarian state. 47. "I don't think we should move toward an authoritarian state, especially a Soviet-style authoritarian state . 48. Cohen criticised Ecuador for granting political asylum to Julian Assange and called Ecuador a " petro-socialist authoritarian state ". 49. One study finds that resource wealth in authoritarian states lower the probability of adopting Freedom of Information ( FOI ) laws. 50. The Slovak Republic was an authoritarian state where the German pressure resulted in the adoption of many elements of German Nazism.