And they are prone to poor administration and to "rent-seeking" -attempts by interest groups, officials and other well-connected people to use their position to gain influence or wealth.

它们易于缺乏管理和“寻租”——利益集团、官员和其他关系紧密者通过自己的地位来获取势力和财富的行为。

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Many of the abuses were due to poor administration, such as not responding to letters from the agency or returning contracts in time.

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He said that reports so far showed an increased turn-out and he refuted the allegations malpractice and poor administration made, and this year's scheme .

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But African football observers believe poor administration by the Nigerian Football Federation and the resultant instability in the technical direction of the team has undermined the development of Nigerian football and resulted in its dwindling fortunes at the world stage.

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