"crony capitalism" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹoʊni ˈkæpɪtəlɪzəm/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-crony capitalism.ogg Forms: crony capitalisms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} crony capitalism (usually uncountable, plural crony capitalisms)
  1. (politics, idiomatic) A form of capitalism in which success in business depends on corrupt close relationships with government officials, often implying favouritism. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Capitalism, Corruption, Politics Synonyms: cronynomics Related terms: banana republic, capitalism, plutocracy, socialism Translations (form of economy): 權貴資本主義 (Chinese Mandarin), 权贵资本主义 (quánguì zīběnzhǔyì) (Chinese Mandarin), 裙帶資本主義 (Chinese Mandarin), 裙带资本主义 (qúndài zīběnzhǔyì) (Chinese Mandarin), kaverikapitalismi (Finnish), Nepotismus [masculine] (German), Vetternwirtschaft [feminine] (German), Cousinenwirtschaft (english: involving females) [feminine] (German), capitalismo clientelare [masculine] (Italian), corporativismo [masculine] (Portuguese), кумовской капитализм (kumovskoj kapitalizm) [masculine] (Russian), ortački kapitalizam [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), rodijački kapitalizam [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), capitalismo de amiguetes [masculine] (Spanish)

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