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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Cronyism

Cronyism

  • Old boy networks
  • Political placemen

Incidence

Media coverage of President Clinton in the USA stressed the extent to which he relied on "Friends of Bill" many of whom were duly hired as White House aides. The Whitewater scandal concerning his earlier financial and political arrangements in Arkansas noted the extent to which state politics there was characterized by cozy relationships between politics and business.

Claim

Virtually every aspect of public life is now run by political placemen and cronies.

Narrower

Legislative favouritism
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Corruption
Excellent
Unethical practices of public service employees
Presentable
Nepotism
Presentable
Abusive distribution of political patronage
Presentable
Interlocking corporate directorates
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Politicization of public service
Presentable

Strategy

Networking cronies
Yet to rate

Value

Friendship-Enmity
Presentable
Support-Opposition
Presentable
Cronyism
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Social activity » Networks
  • Education » Graduates
  • Government » Political
    • Content quality
    Yet to rate
     Yet to rate
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    F4549
    DOCID
    11645490
    D7NID
    148767
    Last update
    Nov 21, 2022
    Official link
    https://encyclopedia.uia.org/problem/cronyism