As nouns the difference between plutonomy and precariat
is that plutonomy is an economy that is significantly influenced by the very wealthy while precariat is people suffering from precarity, especially as a social class; people living a precarious existence, without security or predictability, especially job security.
plutonomy
English
Noun
(-)
An economy that is significantly influenced by the very wealthy.
The study of the production and distribution of wealth.
Quotations
*1866 , Frederic Harrison, "Industrial Co-operation", in The Fortnightly Review , vol. III, page 499
*:''On this side it [Socialism] is a crude compromise between the claims of labour and of capital — the hybrid child of Plutonomy and Communism.
Related terms
*plutocracy
*plutocrat
*plutonomic
Derived terms
*plutonomist
References
* (2006)
precariat
Noun
(sociology) People suffering from precarity, especially as a social class; people living a precarious existence, without security or predictability, especially job security.
Related terms
* precarious
* precarity