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social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > transnational crime and justice > crimes and criminal markets > capital flight
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > economics and work > capital flight
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > housing and urbanization > capital flight
social science subjects > business and management > finance > international finance > capital flight
social science subjects > business and management > international business > international finance > capital flight

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capital flight  

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  • Capital flight is a phenomenon that occurs when market investors withdraw money from an economy because they have lost confidence in its prospects of growth. International and domestic causes of capital flight are debatable. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World; Capital Flight]

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