The word nepotism refers to people in a position of power influencing or favoring friends or relatives by giving them jobs.
Tatu Vanhanen has written: 'Prospects of democracy' -- subject(s): World politics, Democracy, History 'Political and social structures' -- subject(s): Politics and government, Social conditions, Power (Social sciences) 'Politics of ethnic neopotism' -- subject(s): Politics and government, Federal government, Representative government and representation, Political activity, Cabinet system, Ethnic relations, Minorities 'The emergence of democracy' -- subject(s): Comparative government, Democracy, History 'The process of democratization' -- subject(s): History, Democratization, Comparative government, Democracy 'On the Evolutionary Roots of Politics'