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kleptocracy

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klep·toc·ra·cy  (klp-tkr-s)
n. pl. klep·toc·ra·cies
A government characterized by rampant greed and corruption.

[Greek kleptein, to steal + -cracy.]

klepto·crat (-t-krt) n.
klepto·cratic adj.


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To realize this in a situation of great inequality at the local and global levels, what is required is a coordinated strategic struggle against a system of inequality often based on long-term kleptocracy and injustice.
For Mexicans and the kleptocracy that keep them poor and illiterate, the border is no dividing line between two sovereign nations.
Mancur Olson showed that kleptocracy at the top stunts the growth of poor countries.
 
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