11. After all, the federal government controls the purse strings. 12. After three years of war, the government only controls about a quarter of the country. 13. All published and professional photography was essentially Soviet government photography, as the government controlled all publications. 14. Albania is the only ex-communist country where the government totally controls the airwaves and private radio and television stations are not permitted. 15. But the Chinese Internet is growing so fast that it is hard for the government to control effectively. 16. But the government controls the only nationwide television station, through which it broadcasts a dreary diet of circumscribed news and out-of-date entertainment. 17. But the president wants the government to control the investment. 18. But what do I know, really know, of Cuba, a country where the government can control your job, your friends, your words. 19. Dictators can co-opt people because they usually run societies where the government controls lucrative jobs, contracts, foreign exchange, credit and licenses. 20. Further, the French government controlled the ground rules. |