More so than China's new wealth, Russia's belongs to a corrupt, political elite in a few cities.

In this view, "our side," South Vietnam, was a creation of foreigners and led by a corrupt urban elite with no popular roots.

Privatization has to be done carefully so as not to sustain the power of a corrupt elite.

Yet the poor especially need the power of democracy to defend themselves against corrupt elites.

Băsescu tried to portray himself as the champion of the people against what he called "the corrupt political elite".

Libya "remains a country run by a secretive, erratic and corrupt elite."

If Garzon is made a scapegoat to protect the country's corrupt elite it will signal the end of democracy.

This has happened because of a weak, incompetent, corrupt civil military elite.

Neither the corrupt elite in Pakistan, represented by the present government, nor the main opposition party, have any answers for the people.

Parallel investigations have drawn connections between a corrupt political elite and organized crime.