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It is nostalgic to read about the fall of crony capitalism in Ukraine five years ago.
五年前读到乌克兰裙带资本主义垮台就属于怀旧了。
Some of these funds will invest wisely, but many will pursue non-commercial goals, from job creation to crony enrichment.
这些基金有的被有效地投资，但是很多则被用于非商业目的，从创造就业到中饱私囊。
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.
尽管各国的问题在细节上有些不同，但都存在共同点：银行体系存在缺陷、不良贷款、裙带关系的资本主义、公众普遍丧失信心。

An old crony and former colleague of mine was taking a course at Johns Hopkins in the 1960s.
我的一个老朋友也是我的大学同学,二十世纪六十年代的时候在约翰斯，霍普金斯大学上学。
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He and a small group of crony capitalists control business in this country of 600, 000.
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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.