▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Category : Mus ical ▁qu int ets ▁Category : 2 0 0 1 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Arizona <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁liberal ▁aut ocracy ▁is ▁a ▁non - dem ocr atic ▁government ▁that ▁follows ▁the ▁principles ▁of ▁liberal ism . ▁Until ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁most ▁countries ▁in ▁Western ▁Europe ▁were ▁" li ber al ▁aut oc ra cies , ▁or ▁at ▁best , ▁semi - dem oc ra cies ". ▁One ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁" class ic ▁liberal ▁aut ocracy " ▁was ▁the ▁Aust ro - H ung arian ▁Empire . ▁According ▁to ▁F are ed ▁Zak aria , ▁a ▁more ▁recent ▁example ▁is ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁until ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁which ▁was ▁ruled ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Crown . ▁He ▁says ▁that ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁" it ▁had ▁never ▁held ▁a ▁meaning ful ▁election , ▁but ▁its ▁government ▁ep it om ized ▁constitution al ▁liberal ism , ▁protect ing ▁its ▁citizens ' ▁basic ▁rights ▁and ▁admin ister ing ▁a ▁fair ▁court ▁system ▁and ▁b ureau c racy ". ▁Friedrich ▁Hay ek ▁cont ended ▁that ▁the ▁regime ▁of ▁August o ▁P ino ch et ▁in ▁Chile ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁liberal ▁aut ocracy , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁" not ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁single ▁person ▁even ▁in ▁much ▁m aligned ▁Chile ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁agree ▁that ▁personal ▁freedom ▁was ▁much ▁greater ▁under ▁P ino ch et ▁than ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁under ▁All ende ".