Plutonomy Definition
noun
An economy that is significantly influenced by the very wealthy.
Wiktionary
The study of the production and distribution of wealth.
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Origin of Plutonomy
In occasional use since 19th century, re-coined 2005 by team of Citigroup global strategist Ajay Kapur to describe economies with significant income and wealth inequality, subsequently popularized.
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Blend of plutocracy and economy, from Ancient Greek roots πλοῦτος (ploutos, “wealth”) + νόμος (nomos, “law”) (English -nomy).
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