rentier state

noun

A state that derives all or much of its national revenue from the rent of indigenous resources to external clients.

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Meanings

nounrentier state (plural rentier states)

plural rentier states

  1. political scienceA state that derives all or much of its national revenue from the rent of indigenous resources to external clients.
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