Nepotism in and of itself is not illegal. But i do think that in the institutional world it's become much more taboo over the past 50 years, at least an ethical violation, if not a legal one. A company owner is allowed to hire a daughter, son, sibling, friend, buble, ba,. Even if that person is not the most qualified for the job.
How does the profitability of family firms stack up against the rest? Has nepotism become more taboo over time? And why are 90 percent of adoptees in Japan not children but adults?