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-|style="font-size:1.1em;"| ''[[Vetterliwirtschaft]]'' is a widespread expression denoting mutual favours or preferential treatment in German-speaking communities in Switzerland. It derives from the German term''Vetternwirtschaft'', which literally translates as the 'cousins' economy'. Swiss-German dialects exclusively use the diminutive form ''Vetterliwirtschaft'' (i.e. signified by the suffix -li, which makes the literal meaning akin to 'little cousins' economy'). Like nepotism, ''Vetterliwirtschaft''implies the favouring of friends or family by those in a position of power. Everyone knows what is meant: ‘back-scratching’ exchanges of favours between colleagues in politics and business.
+|style="font-size:1.1em;"| ''Vetterliwirtschaft'' is a widespread expression denoting mutual favours or preferential treatment in German-speaking communities in Switzerland. It derives from the German term''Vetternwirtschaft'', which literally translates as the 'cousins' economy'. Swiss-German dialects exclusively use the diminutive form ''Vetterliwirtschaft'' (i.e. signified by the suffix -li, which makes the literal meaning akin to 'little cousins' economy'). Like nepotism, ''Vetterliwirtschaft''implies the favouring of friends or family by those in a position of power. Everyone knows what is meant: ‘back-scratching’ exchanges of favours between colleagues in politics and business.
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