Concept information
Preferred term
predatory government
Definition
- Predatory government refers to a condition in which corruption, inefficiency, and abuse of power mark political institutions. Predatory governments typically lack transparency or a system of checks and balances to prevent abuses by one or more government branches. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Predatory Government]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/predatory_government
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