But for the foreseeable future, autonomy, not independence, is by far the most sensible aim.
In the West, on the other hand, the idea of progress rests on establishing individual autonomy and liberty.
In addition to offering more or fewer choices, technologies can offer their users more or less autonomy, or freedom to act as they wish without constraints.
Five years ago, all of our units were much freer to do what they wanted for local autonomy; now we see the value of being global as well as local.
Business unit autonomy also guided decisions on staffing issues.
China has instituted a system of regional autonomy in minority areas.
Indonesia is a stable democracy now, and another long insurgency, in Aceh in Sumatra, ended in 2005 with a promise of the sort of autonomy the Timorese rejected.
Ever since, the French have seen their semi-detached status in NATO as a guarantor of their strategic autonomy and a totem of their refusal to accept American supremacy.
But he insists it should still have broad autonomy.
Success may hinge on how much autonomy the EU is prepared to give Iceland in managing its rich fish stocks.
A new higher-education law ends the autonomy of the main universities and gives administrative and blue-collar staff equal rights with (more troublesome) academics in electing rectors.
The gist of learner autonomy is about the ability to take charge of one's own learning.
Of course, many people allow themselves to be influenced, and even manipulated, by others, but this is itself a choice to give away autonomy to some extent.
Unabashed, Mr Salmond will keep arguing for greater fiscal autonomy.
The regions have varying levels of autonomy and prosperity, but all their bosses are, in effect, now appointed by the president.
The automobile was a revolution in personal autonomy, but it came with great costs.
These points all touch on the same three basic concepts: autonomy, mastery, and purpose.
Bologna’s endorsement of more autonomy could lead (horrors!) to more freedom for universities in hiring, promotion and pay.
You get autonomy.
Several approaches are recommended for promoting school change capacity, including shaping teachers' conceptual framework of change, arranging flexible structure, establishing a core work of school change effort, encouraging organizational learning, and empowering school with institutional autonomy.
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