The land is monopolized by the state, wealthy outsiders, and a local elite enriched by state-funded bureaucratic and educational jobs.
Barrier islands, such as Kiawah and Hilton Head, were developed as retirement communities for wealthy outsiders.
The presence of so many wealthy outsiders adopting the weekend ways of once-poor - and now increasingly wealthy - country cousins has given rise to some ribaldry.
If Mr. Pataki does not run again, state party officials are eager to have a wealthy, entrepreneurial outsider as the nominee.
With no new investment in their projects from wealthy outsiders,according to this theory, the brothers' business ground to a halt.
He has been excoriated as a carpetbagger, a wealthy white outsider who is incapable of representing an area where poor Hispanic residents predominate.
But in the current political climate, wealthy outsiders are targets.
Others fear the town might lose its idiosyncratic charm if wealthy outsiders spruce up the old buildings.
The perception of the neighborhood as a slum was mostly held by wealthy outsiders and was enhanced by city policy.
Liane had lived in Valles as a wealthy outsider.