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wealth defense: a standalone construct

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Comparative politics

the politics by which extremely wealthy actors use concentrated material power to protect their fortunes, defining oligarchy apart from formal rule.

In comparative politics, wealth defense refers to the politics by which extremely wealthy actors use concentrated material power to protect their fortunes, defining oligarchy apart from formal rule. This meaning comes from Winters (2009) in Perspectives on Politics.[1]

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Winters, J. A., & Page, B. I. (2009). Oligarchy in the United States? Perspectives on Politics, 7(4), 731-751. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1537592709991770

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