Sentences with phrase «style liberal democracy»

The commercial and artistic elite in Yangon and Mandalay often want something like a Thai - style liberal democracy which retains a central places for Theravada Buddhism and perhaps for the Tatmadaw as well.

Perhaps the most harmful transformation, though, has been the PCUSA's adoption of decision - making procedures that mimic American - style liberal democracy rather than expressing the character and quality of ecclesial community.