The rich population consists of private business owners that got rich due to their talent and diligence as well as people who gained wealth through collusion with officials in power-for-money deals or because they happen to work in monopoly companies or because they stole state assets.
文中的power-for-money deal 为"权钱交易"的意思，动词词组trade power for money也被经常使用。与其相关的"以权谋私"可表达为abuse of power for personal gains。
