Rent seekers

رانت خواری - پارتی بازی

This phrase denotes those ("special interests") who take unfair advantage of their position and access to information to direct favors and dominate the political process.

As a rule, "well-informed and articulate interest groups will dominate the political process and receive political favours." (Webster, Lai, pp. 65)

How does this happen, how does it affect the political process, and what can we do about it?

• A Pirate Party in European Parliament | حزب دزد انتشاراتی در مجلس شورای اروپا
• Rent Seeking defined | تعریف رانت خواری
• It’s all Food | همه چیز غذاست

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A Pirate Party in European Parliament

حزب دزد انتشاراتی در مجلس شورای اروپا

"The Pirate Party" of Sweden is growing in popularity. Its platform: "to reform copyright law, abolish the patent system, and strengthen the right to privacy." »

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Rent Seeking defined

تعریف رانت خواری

It's not how much rent you pay for your apartment. Rent-seeking, in the words of The "Economist" is:

Cutting yourself a bigger slice of the cake rather than making the cake bigger. Trying to make more money without producing more for customers.

"The Cake", here, of course, refers to collective resources or benefits. »

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It’s all Food

همه چیز غذاست

"It's all good," they say. All. Good. TYPO!

The letter "F" needs to assume it's proper place in this sentence. To chew up the "g" and spit it out.

"It's all good." » Fgood. » "It's all FOOD."
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