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Main Entry:
cro·ny
[
kroh
-nee
]
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ˈkroʊ
ni
/
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Second, cuddly capitalism has a habit of turning into crony capitalism.
The only clear winners are the crony capitalists, the rent-seekers, who run their businesses on special government favour.
He was a crony among cronies, whose relations have large business interests and fill several important government posts.
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Second, cuddly capitalism has a habit of turning into crony capitalism.
The only clear winners are the crony capitalists, the rent-seekers, who run their businesses on special government favour.
He was a crony among cronies, whose relations have large business interests and fill several important government posts.
There is a fine line between sensibly consulting the industries you are seek to regulate, and crony capitalism.
There is no doubt that emerging markets suffer from crony capitalism.
Now, in the midst of depression, these countries are being widely condemned for crony capitalism.
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