Crony Capitalism Fun 25 March 2012, Cervera de los Montes A4 (29,7 x 21,0 cm) Acrylic color, pencil, felt-tip pen and collage on letter-head paper i Crony capitalism is a term describing an economy in which success in business depends on close relationships between business people and government officials. It may be exhibited by favoritism in the distribution of legal permits, government grants, special tax breaks, and so forth. The image is from Bollycao Dokyo, a Spanish seet snack food marketed as Japanese style. Dokyo was a Nara Period Japanese monk with knowledge of the mysterious spells of esoteric Buddhism . Tags: Japan, Spain, monk, crony, capitalism, hotel 280 / 779