We discuss macro-economy of Pareto type in a closed system with fixed total wealth. We show that the system has an instability which may lead to a wealth condensation if the economy is too restrictive (too social). This can be interpreted as a corruption phenomenon in which a sizeable fraction of the total wealth is amassed by a single individual.

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