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regulatory capture

corrupt government failure in which regulations are written in favour of private interests
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regulatory capture

Summary

regulatory capture ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • regulatory capture is a type of political corruption[2].
  • regulatory capture is a type of lobbying[3].
  • regulatory capture is a type of government failure[4].
  • regulatory capture is a type of public policy failure[5].
  • regulatory capture is a type of Q141616190[6].
  • regulatory capture's has cause is recorded as rent-seeking[7].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include political corruption[2], lobbying[3], government failure[4], public policy failure[5], and Q141616190[6].

Why It Matters

regulatory capture ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). regulatory capture. Retrieved October 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/regulatory-capture
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_regulatory-capture_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{regulatory capture}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/regulatory-capture}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-07}}
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  1. 6d ago · VGPaleontologist · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Has cause → rent-seeking
    Subclass of → political corruption, lobbying, government failure +2
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'id', 'is', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'no', 'pt', '
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q141616190]]"
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