kleptocracy

“COOPER: His reign of corruption would last three decades, spawning the term kleptocracy, rule by thieves.”

CNN Transcript Oct 3, 2006

“ANDERSON: His reign of corruption would last three decades, spawning the term kleptocracy, rule by thieves.”

CNN Transcript Oct 7, 2006

“Many Malaysians now use the word "kleptocracy" to describe their ruling class.”

The Wall Street Journal: Testing Malaysia's Promises

“A commission on Central America chaired by Henry Kissinger declared in 1984 that the general’s “achievements gave new meaning to the term kleptocracy, that is, government as theft.””

Simon & Schuster: Into the Story

“Or turning into a southern European kleptocracy is much more of something I’d worry about.”

Matthew Yglesias » McConnell Warns of American Dystopia — More Equality, Less Poverty, Longer Life Expectancy

“The journey from revolutionary times, when Mugabe was instrumental in overthrowing a brutal white power structure, to the excesses of his kleptocracy has been a difficult one.”

The Huffington Post: Clarence Lusane: Zimbabwe May Emulate Tunisia, Egypt, Libya...

“A kleptocracy is a term applied to a government that extends the personal wealth and political power of government officials and the ruling class (collectively, kleptocrats) at the expense of the population.”

HousingPANIC - The Housing Bubble Blog with an Attitude Problem, 2005 - 2008

“And those populist waves are usually grounded in a basic neglect of right-wing governments for poor populations, combined with some level of kleptocracy which is endemic in the third world.”

The Volokh Conspiracy » Venezuela

“Reagan ushered in the Brezhnev era of "kleptocracy" where insider looting and corruption increased exponentially to the point where the entire system, economically, politically became dysfuntional.”

White House: Public Option Not Essential--A Sliver Of Reform