"Rent-seeking [behavior] is the act of growing one's existing wealth by manipulating the social or political environment without creating new wealth. Rent-seeking activities have negative effects on the rest of society. They result in reduced economic efficiency through misallocation of resources, reduced wealth creation, lost government revenue, heightened income inequality, risk of growing political bribery, and potential national decline."<p>Source: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rent-seeking" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rent-seeking</a>