Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 33 patronage 30 warlords 29 crackdowns 29 toughened 29 vested interests 27 payoffs 26 cronies 26 penalties 26 perks 26 lax 25 curbs 25 middlemen 25 rulers 24 dictatorships 24 cronyism 24 bureaucracies 24 punishments 24 corrupt 24 stricter 23 zero tolerance 23 penalize 23 businessmen 23 largesse 23 bureaucrats 23 rules 22 handouts 22 clampdown 22 punish 22 buckling 22 stringent 22 unforgiving 22 soft 22 nepotism 22 politicians 22 autocratic 22 liberalized 21 mafia 21 strict 21 elites 21 extravagance 21 privatized 21 hardline 20 clamping 20 lenient 20 bureaucracy 20 bureaucratic 20 punishing 20 functionaries 20 draconian 20 crackdown 20 sleaze 20 toughening 19 dynasties 19 mismanagement 19 clamp 19 forgiving 19 toughen 19 buckled 19 cracking 19 modernized 19 favoritism 19 corruption 19 zero tolerance policy 19 curbed 19 flout 19 criminality 18 taxpayer funded 18 incompetence 18 buckle 18 pork barrel 18 harsh 18 inefficiency 18 feudal 17 crack 17 scrutiny 17 civil servants 17 crumbled 17 loyalty 17 deceit 17 whims 17 kickbacks 17 wary 17 leniency 17 tougher 17 slush fund 17 public servants 17 dishonesty 17 dispensation 17 tighter 17 repeat offenders 17 malfeasance 17 dictatorship 16 flouting 16 loosened 16 skirting 16 intense scrutiny 16 hard nosed 16 timid 16 dictatorial 16 beholden 16 rigorous