I've met quite a few dictators up close and personal in my life.
For one thing I tend not to see myself in various moulds that people fit me into.
I think, in the longer view of things, there is a very powerful pull in the direction of participatory government.
Jobs are a priority for every country. Doing more to improve regulation and help entrepreneurs is the key to creating jobs - and more growth.
Every math curriculum in the world is based on the idea of hand-calculating, and most of what you're teaching is how to calculate. And I think the resistance to this is very variable.