But charges of wasteful government spending and cronyism abound.

但是政府开支的浪费和任人唯亲的代价是十分巨大的。

Some cite a mission to shake up China's scientific culture of cronyism and mediocrity, often cited as its biggest impediment to scientific achievement.

他们带着一个使命回国：重塑中国任人唯亲和平庸无奇的科学风气，这通常被认为是取得科学成就的最大障碍。

With adequate safeguards , i. e. , reputation, cronyism may be avoided.

因为适当的防护，如声誉、任用亲信可能被避免。

Americans who came to see their free-market economy as largely immune to the cronyism were shocked to see how Enron's cozy ties with its own accounting firm inoculated it from scrutiny.

那些认为美国的自由市场经济基本上不会出现裙带现象的美国人，吃惊地看到安然公司如何凭借其与会计事务所的密切关系而避免了仔细的审查。