It was Balkan-style crony capitalism, creating far too cosy a relationship between politics and big business.
They will spend millions of dollars to try to perpetuate their brand of crony capitalism.
They cluster into tight-knit groups of cronies, who battle other crony bands for dwindling spoils.
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One man in particular, though, fits the description of a crony perfectly: Syed Mokhtar al-Bukhary.
Without the rigid discipline of profit and loss, crony capitalist sleaze like Solyndra becomes certain.
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Huge slugs of household savings were channeled by Asian, and foreign, bankers into crony property companies.
Abramovich testimony describes business dealings common to crony capitalist countries like the Philippines, Kazakhstan, Mexico, and Korea.
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But now that Grimoaldo has forced himself on Rodelinda, Eduige has an unwanted admirer: Grimoaldo's violent crony, Garibaldo.
These special interest groups lobby to make it harder for shareholders to unseat crony boards and under-performing CEOs.
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In December, Suharto sacked trade minister and Habibie crony Satrio Budiardjo Judono ahead of the ICMI's annual congress.
Russian crony capitalists play in a cruel rough-and-tumble environment, and their winnings can be taken away at any time.
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How much more crony capitalist corruption are American voters going to put up with before they say No Mas?
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Mr Legg's sole qualification was that he was an old crony of Mr Duncan Smith and a fellow Europhobe.
In Russia, the economic consequences of crony capitalism can be masked by high energy prices for a short while.
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Reporter Tim Carney, the indefatigable critic of crony corporatism, exposed the ruse.
And to say the least, this societal angst over crony capitalism, consumerism, and commercialism appears to be festering and fermenting.
As a result of crony loopholes, however, tax rates on the very wealthy in the US are actually quite low.
Because they have the advantage of an uneven playing field, crony businesses can drive their legitimate competitors out of business.
We are willing to hold both Republicans and Democrats accountable, as well as bad actors and crony capitalists on Wall Street.
Policies that encourage competition, if done correctly, can be a tool to help reduce crony capitalism, too-big-to-fail banks, and income inequality.
The jury is still out on Malaysia where crony capitalism has weakened its financial institutions but not brought about political instability.
He insisted that David Cameron was "coming on to my ground" on issues like taking on vested interests and "crony capitalism".
Could the unions, crony capitalists, and lobbyists have collected at taxpayer expense?
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Then there is the case of Mr. Janousek, the businessman whose modern concrete villa is a stop on the Prague Crony Safari.
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Black Friday is not merely a celebration of crony capitalism and greed.
Quite certainly, EPA is not the only federal agency to engage in secret Sue and Settle deals with crony environmental lobbying organizations.
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Mr. Zaw Zaw has denied being a crony of the old regime.
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In an adjacent corner, claiming a common heritage, are the crony capitalists.
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Mr Legg, an old crony and fellow Maastricht rebel, fitted the bill.
Since Asia's economic collapse in 1997-98, the corporate-crony borrowers have become history.
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