Bootlegger and Baptist
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A framework for political economy coalitions in which a morally high-minded group ('baptists') provides public justification and political cover for a self-interested group ('bootleggers') who profit from the same regulation, with the bootleggers focused on the profitable details. Applied here: aesthetic/environmental objectors give cover to homeowners protecting property values.
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