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crony capitalisms

crony capitalisms is the plural of crony capitalism.

Meaning of crony capitalism

Noun

crony capitalism (usually uncountable, plural crony capitalisms)

  1. (idiomatic, usually) A form of capitalism in which success in business depends on corrupt close relationships with government officials, often implying favouritism.
    • While many things can be blamed for the rampant crony capitalism in India (e.g., British imperialism, the License Raj, etc.), we are particularly interested in understanding what role cultural values play in fostering crony capitalism.2017, Naresh Khatri, Abhoy Ojha, Crony Capitalism in India: Establishing Robust Counteractive Institutional Frameworks, Springer, →ISBN, page 118
    Synonyms:
    cronynomics

Questions about crony capitalisms

What is crony capitalisms the plural of?
Crony capitalisms is the plural of crony capitalism.

Words near crony capitalisms in the dictionary

  1. cronusite
  2. cronut
  3. cronuts
  4. crony
  5. crony capitalism
  6. crony capitalisms
  7. crony democracy
  8. cronydom
  9. cronyish
  10. cronyism
  11. cronyisms

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