But the city's political and financial elite have gradually come to understand the industry's potential.
Both good people trying to show up the political elite for the better of their respective Countries.
And that's what the liberal political elite don't seem to understand.
The local business and political elite support the government's stance.
In the beginning, the government's primary focus was on building schools to serve the children of the political elite.
All but 20 or so of the club's members, who are among the country's business, financial, political and sports elite, live outside Georgia.
The world is now watching Scotland's political elite for some action.
They form a significant part of the kingdom's political and economic elite.
It will take two generations to create a real political elite.
In this area, the country's political elite has a great deal of work to do.