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Kleptocracy

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Kleptocracy is a form of government in which those in power use their position to steal or exploit national resources for personal gain. The source lead supports only this definition, so no further claim is added here (ruling 678); named historical examples are a depth-wave gap. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Institution Type
Political Regime 1
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1. Kleptocracy (Wikipedia)
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    Kleptocracy is a form of government in which those in power use their position to steal or exploit national resources for personal gain.
  • Lead, institution-type-category political-regime
    Kleptocracy is a form of government in which those in power use their position to steal or exploit national resources for personal gain.
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