Andrew Ross Sorkin

There are those on Wall Street and in the plutocracy who feel that Geithner is a hero who deftly steered the country from economic ruin. To many ordinary Americans, however, he is considered a Wall Street puppet and a servant of the so-called banksters.

American Journalist

Peter Singer

It means that, in fact, it's - whether fascist is the right word I don't know - more of a plutocracy than anything resembling a democracy; it has become a nation controlled by a very small, very wealthy elite.

Australian Philosopher

Wendell Berry

The two great aims of industrialism - replacement of people by technology and concentration of wealth into the hands of a small plutocracy - seem close to fulfillment.

American Poet

Jose Saramago

People live with the illusion that we have a democratic system, but it's only the outward form of one. In reality we live in a plutocracy, a government of the rich.

Portuguese Writer

Angus Deaton

I really don't think we've become a plutocracy, but I worry about the enormous influence that money has in a democracy such as ours.

British Economist

Plutocracy emphasizes the connection between wealth and political power.

Wealth Power Link

Plutocracy often implies unfairness and is usually seen in a negative light.

Negative Connotation

Use 'plutocracy' to describe specific systems or situations, not individual wealth.

Specific Contexts

 in the U.S. and the U.K. A second thing that worries me is how easily meritocratic plutocracy can become aristocracy. One way of describing the plutocrats is as alpha geeks, and they are people who are acutely aware of how important highly sophisticated