rent-seeking (economic behavior)
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to seek economic rent; to engage in rent-seeking behavior
technicalEconomic term directly translated from English "rent-seeking". Describes the practice of manipulating public policy or economic conditions to gain profit without creating new wealth, often through corruption, lobbying, or exploiting regulatory loopholes. Distinct from productive profit-seeking.
Mǒu某
xiē些
guān官
yuán员
lì利
yòng用
shěn审
pī批
quán权
jìn进
xíng行
xún寻
zū租
，
shōu收
shòu受
huì贿
lù赂
。
Certain officials exploit their approval authority to engage in rent-seeking, accepting bribes.
Xún寻
zū租
xíng行
wéi为
huì会
zào造
chéng成
shè社
huì会
fú福
lì利
de的
jìng净
sǔn损
shī失
。
Rent-seeking behavior creates a net loss of social welfare.
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Lǒng垄
duàn断
qǐ企
yè业
cháng常
cháng常
tōng通
guò过
xún寻
zū租
lái来
wéi维
chí持
qí其
shì市
chǎng场
dì地
wèi位
。
Monopolistic enterprises often maintain their market position through rent-seeking.
Fǎn反
fǔ腐
bài败
de的
hé核
xīn心
jiù就
shì是
yào要
xiāo消
chú除
gè各
zhǒng种
xún寻
zū租
kōng空
jiān间
。
The core of anti-corruption efforts is to eliminate various rent-seeking opportunities.