Jun 3, 2020 00:55
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English term

vulture capitalism

GBK English to Croatian Bus/Financial Economics
Definition from Merriam-Webster dictionary:
A form of venture capitalism in which aggressive methods are used to buy a distressed business with the intention of selling it at a profit.
Example sentences:
Vulture capitalism is allowed and facilitated by existing laws and regulations. These need to be changed to restrict private financial gain at the expense of our society and economy. Vulture capitalism is like pollution, it harms the public good while private interests benefit. (Lippit's policy and politics blog)
There are many smart, concrete, not pie-in-the-sky ideas about how we can recalibrate our economy, return it to fairness, how we can reimagine it as one built not on vulture capitalism but on democratic capitalism. (The Washington Post)
Vulture capitalism thrives because public debate so rarely articulates the necessary role of the state to care for the most vulnerable in our midst. (The Guardian)
Proposed translations (Croatian)
4 +2 lešinarski kapitalizam
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Jun 2, 2020 22:01: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

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Proposed translations

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lešinarski kapitalizam

Definition from članak o jeziku:
"Vulture capitalism" (lešinarski kapitalizam) se odnosi na agresivnu kupnju poduzeća u problemima.
Example sentences:
Objašnjavajući kako je industrija private equity ulaganja sama po sebi upitno ekonomsko sredstvo i mnoge se njezine prakse mogu opisati terminom “lešinarski kapitalizam”, piše: “Znam jer sam bio tamo i radio te stvari – ili barem gledao kako se rade. (poslovni portal)
Promjenjiva priroda poslovnog svijeta također je utjecala na rječnik, koji sada uključuje izraz poput “gig economy” (gig ekonomija) koji se odnosi na kratkotrajni ili privremeni rad plaćen po obavljenom poslu, i “vulture capitalism” (lešinarski kapitalizam) koji se odnosi na agresivnu kupnju poduzeća u problemima. (članak o jeziku)
Peer comment(s):

agree bonafide1313
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agree Mirna Vilisic
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