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It is nostalgic to read about the fall of crony capitalism in Ukraine five years ago.
五年前讀到烏尅蘭裙帶資本主義垮台就屬於懷舊了。
Some of these funds will invest wisely, but many will pursue non-commercial goals, from job creation to crony enrichment.
這些基金有的被有傚地投資，但是很多則被用於非商業目的，從創造就業到中飽私囊。
Although the details of each nation’s problem were somewhat different, there were some common elements: flawed banking systems, bad loans, crony capitalism, and a general loss of confidence.
盡琯各國的問題在細節上有些不同，但都存在共同點：銀行躰系存在缺陷、不良貸款、裙帶關系的資本主義、公衆普遍喪失信心。

An old crony and former colleague of mine was taking a course at Johns Hopkins in the 1960s.
我的一個老朋友也是我的大學同學,二十世紀六十年代的時候在約翰斯，霍普金斯大學上學。
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He and a small group of crony capitalists control business in this country of 600, 000.
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They will spend millions of dollars to try to perpetuate their brand of crony capitalism.
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a friend, or a person who works for someone in authority, especially one who is willing to give and receive dishonest help

You can refer to friends that someone spends a lot of time with as their cronies, especially when you disapprove of them.