Corporatism §

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• Interest Groups: Corporatism often involves the organization of society into interest groups or corporations that represent different sectors or professions.
• Capitalism: Capitalism has led to the rise of large corporations with significant economic and political power.
• Cronyism: Cronyism, or the close relationships between government officials and business leaders, can arise in a corporatist system.
• Guilds: Guilds, or associations of artisans and merchants, were precursors to modern corporations and interest groups in corporatist systems.
• Corporatocracy: Corporatocracy refers to a system where corporations have a significant influence on government policy and decision-making, which is a characteristic of corporatism.
• Protectionism: Protectionist policies, such as tariffs and subsidies, are often used in corporatist systems to support domestic industries and corporations.
• Oligopolies: Corporatism can lead to the formation of oligopolies, where a few large corporations dominate a market or sector.
• Authoritarianism: Corporatism often arises in authoritarian regimes where the state exerts control over economic and social organizations.
• Lobbying: Lobbying by corporations and interest groups is a key aspect of corporatism, as they seek to influence government policies and regulations.
• Syndicalism: Syndicalism, where workers and industries are organized into trade unions or syndicates, shares some similarities with corporatism.
• Rent-seeking: Rent-seeking behavior, where corporations or interest groups seek to influence government policies for their own benefit, is common in corporatist systems.
• Mercantilism: Mercantilism, an economic theory that emphasized state control and protectionism, had elements of corporatism.
• Social Partnership: Social partnership, where employers, unions, and the state collaborate on economic and social policies, is a characteristic of corporatism.
• Fascism: Corporatism was a key component of fascist economic and political systems, where the state and corporations worked closely together.
• Regulatory Capture: Regulatory capture occurs when corporations or interest groups influence regulatory agencies to act in their favor, which can happen in a corporatist system.
• Cartels: Cartels, or groups of corporations that collude to control prices and production, can emerge in a corporatist system.
• Capitalism: Capitalism has been criticized for leading to the concentration of economic power in large corporations.
• Corporativism: Corporativism is a related concept to corporatism, where society is organized into corporate groups or associations.
• Monopolies: Corporatism can lead to the formation of monopolies or oligopolies, as corporations within a sector collaborate with the state.
• Tripartism: Tripartism, or the cooperation between labor unions, employers, and the state, is a form of corporatism.
• State Capitalism: Corporatism involves a form of state capitalism where the state collaborates with private corporations.