What is Crony Capitalism??
A description of capitalist society as being based on the close relationships between businessmen and the state. Instead of success being determined by a free market and the rule of law, the success of a business is dependent on the favoritism that is shown to it by the ruling government in the form of tax breaks, government grants and other incentives.
Why Crony Capitalism??
Both socialists and capitalists have been at odds with each other over assigning blame to the opposite group for the rise of crony capitalism. Socialists believe that crony capitalism is the inevitable result of pure capitalism. This belief is supported by their claims that people in power, whether business or government, look to stay in power and the only way to do this is to create networks between government and business that support each other.
On the other hand, capitalists believe that crony capitalism arises from the need of socialist governments to control the state. This requires businesses to operate closely with the government to achieve the greatest success.
Crony Capitalism in the news
SBI had on the sidelines of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Australia, signed a pact sanctioning $1 billion loan to Adani group's coal project in that country.
Amid controversy over sanctioning a $1 billion loan to Adani group, SBI on Thursday said it has only signed a preliminary MoU and will disburse the money only after proper due diligence.
"We clarify that this is a memorandum of understanding. This is not a loan sanction that we have given. It will go through proper due diligence both on the credit side as well as on the viability side," SBI chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya said here.
"So all of that will be done. The board will take a call and then only loan will be given," she said.
"We have checked to see that there is no environmental issue, checked to see that the cost of coal. The cost is also currently around USD 42 FOB which is much better than the current prices in the international market," she said.
Asked about the exposure of SBI if its board approves the loan, Bhattacharya said the net exposure would be to the tune of $200 million as there are some repayments also from the company.
Congress on Thursday questioned the decision of State Bank of India to give $1 billion loan to Adani group for the development of Carmichael coal mine during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's just concluded visit to Australia.
"What was the propriety of the SBI giving the loan to Adani, who was sitting next to Prime Minister during the visit, at a time when some five foreign banks have denied credit to the group for the project?" party general secretary Ajay Maken told reporters.
He alleged that the Prime Minister appeared taking keen interest in "promoting" Adani in getting the loan worth Rs 6,200 crore during the visit in which the SBI chairman was also present.
Questioning the logic behind the huge loan to the Adani, Maken wondered why the SBI was not showing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the Adanis for the project.
"When five top foreign banks have already declined to fund Adani's project, what was the need and the sense in giving such a huge loan to him from the hard-earned money deposited by the common people?
"Did the SBI do the due diligence? If it did so why it is not declaring the MoU? On what conditions it was done? And what was the liability?" Maken, who is also chairman of the AICC media department, said.
He also saw contradictions in the Prime Minister's thrust on the coal mining in Australia and the coal minister Piyush Goyal's statement that India will be able to stop import of coal in the next two years.
A description of capitalist society as being based on the close relationships between businessmen and the state. Instead of success being determined by a free market and the rule of law, the success of a business is dependent on the favoritism that is shown to it by the ruling government in the form of tax breaks, government grants and other incentives.
Why Crony Capitalism??
Both socialists and capitalists have been at odds with each other over assigning blame to the opposite group for the rise of crony capitalism. Socialists believe that crony capitalism is the inevitable result of pure capitalism. This belief is supported by their claims that people in power, whether business or government, look to stay in power and the only way to do this is to create networks between government and business that support each other.
On the other hand, capitalists believe that crony capitalism arises from the need of socialist governments to control the state. This requires businesses to operate closely with the government to achieve the greatest success.
Crony Capitalism in the news
SBI had on the sidelines of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Australia, signed a pact sanctioning $1 billion loan to Adani group's coal project in that country.
Amid controversy over sanctioning a $1 billion loan to Adani group, SBI on Thursday said it has only signed a preliminary MoU and will disburse the money only after proper due diligence.
"We clarify that this is a memorandum of understanding. This is not a loan sanction that we have given. It will go through proper due diligence both on the credit side as well as on the viability side," SBI chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya said here.
"So all of that will be done. The board will take a call and then only loan will be given," she said.
"We have checked to see that there is no environmental issue, checked to see that the cost of coal. The cost is also currently around USD 42 FOB which is much better than the current prices in the international market," she said.
Asked about the exposure of SBI if its board approves the loan, Bhattacharya said the net exposure would be to the tune of $200 million as there are some repayments also from the company.
Congress on Thursday questioned the decision of State Bank of India to give $1 billion loan to Adani group for the development of Carmichael coal mine during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's just concluded visit to Australia.
"What was the propriety of the SBI giving the loan to Adani, who was sitting next to Prime Minister during the visit, at a time when some five foreign banks have denied credit to the group for the project?" party general secretary Ajay Maken told reporters.
He alleged that the Prime Minister appeared taking keen interest in "promoting" Adani in getting the loan worth Rs 6,200 crore during the visit in which the SBI chairman was also present.
Questioning the logic behind the huge loan to the Adani, Maken wondered why the SBI was not showing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the Adanis for the project.
"When five top foreign banks have already declined to fund Adani's project, what was the need and the sense in giving such a huge loan to him from the hard-earned money deposited by the common people?
"Did the SBI do the due diligence? If it did so why it is not declaring the MoU? On what conditions it was done? And what was the liability?" Maken, who is also chairman of the AICC media department, said.
He also saw contradictions in the Prime Minister's thrust on the coal mining in Australia and the coal minister Piyush Goyal's statement that India will be able to stop import of coal in the next two years.
