corporatism
State-mediated group bargaining
Corporatism is a system of organizing society where major interest groups—business, labor, agriculture, professions—are formally incorporated into political decision-making.
Rather than competing through elections or lobbying, these groups negotiate directly with the state.
The term often carries negative connotations, suggesting cozy arrangements between government and powerful industries that exclude ordinary citizens: Critics accused the administration of corporatism, letting energy companies write their own regulations.
Ultranationalist dictatorial political system
- authoritarianismConcentrated, unchecked governmental power
- statismDoctrine of governmental dominance
- organicismUnified living systems theory
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
consociationalism · syndicalism · communitarianism · paternalism · collectivism · nationalism · populism · dirigisme
Union of semi-autonomous states
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
- cartelPrice-fixing coalition
guild · chamber · association · union · council · board · conglomerate · trust
Rule by few
- plutocracyRule by the rich
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- eliteSuperior select group
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
influence · control · dominance · monopoly · oligopoly · tycoon · magnate · boardroom
Favoring friends in appointments
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
- patronageSupporter's financial backing
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- kleptocracyState-sponsored looting system
corporatocracy · kickback · bribery · collusion · rent-seeking · self-dealing · quid-pro-quo · pay-to-play
Official rules governing conduct
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- policyAdopted principle of action
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
ministry · parliament · statecraft · mandate · charter · framework · oversight · compliance
State sells public assets
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
- neoliberalismPro-market, anti-regulation ideology
- globalizationWorldwide economic and cultural integration
- marketizationConverting to commerce-driven systems
liberalization · austerity · Reaganomics · Thatcherism · laissez-faire · free-market · protectionism · mercantilism
Biased information for influence
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
- gatekeepingControlling access to something
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- spinRapid rotation around axis
public-relations · astroturfing · whitewashing · greenwashing · infomercial · advertorial
fascism
Ultranationalist dictatorial political system
- authoritarianismConcentrated, unchecked governmental power
- statismDoctrine of governmental dominance
- organicismUnified living systems theory
pluralism · consociationalism · syndicalism · communitarianism · paternalism · collectivism · nationalism · populism · dirigisme · interventionism
federation
Union of semi-autonomous states
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
cartel · guild · chamber · association · union · council · board · conglomerate · trust · cooperative
oligarchy
Rule by few
- plutocracyRule by the rich
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- eliteSuperior select group
lobbying · influence · control · dominance · monopoly · oligopoly · tycoon · magnate · boardroom · executive
cronyism
Favoring friends in appointments
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
- patronageSupporter's financial backing
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
kleptocracy · corporatocracy · kickback · bribery · collusion · rent-seeking · self-dealing · quid-pro-quo · pay-to-play
regulation
Official rules governing conduct
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- policyAdopted principle of action
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
administration · ministry · parliament · statecraft · mandate · charter · framework · oversight · compliance · licensing
privatization
State sells public assets
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
- neoliberalismPro-market, anti-regulation ideology
- globalizationWorldwide economic and cultural integration
marketization · liberalization · austerity · Reaganomics · Thatcherism · laissez-faire · free-market · protectionism · mercantilism · subsidies
propaganda
Biased information for influence
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
- gatekeepingControlling access to something
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
spin · public-relations · astroturfing · whitewashing · greenwashing · infomercial · advertorial
- political ideologiesconservatism, conservative, anarchism, liberalism, liberal
- economic systemscapitalism, mercantilism, communism, feudalism, socialism
- Fascist ItalyMussolini, fascism, Blackshirts, March on Rome, fascist regime
- Francoist SpainFrancisco Franco, Franco, caudillo, generalissimo, dictator
- economicssupply and demand, inflation, GDP, GNP, gross domestic product
- governmentsdemocracy, monarchy, autocracy, oligarchy, republic
corporatismlaissez-faire
Noninterference in commerce
neoliberalism · deregulation · anarcho-capitalism · classical liberalism · anticorporatist
corporatismindividualism
Doctrine of personal independence
pluralism · libertarianism · classical liberalism · liberal democracy · atomism
corporatismclass struggle
Conflict between economic groups
at-will employment · right-to-work · union busting · wildcat strikes · gig economy
- nonprofit corporationEntity barred from distributing surplus
- shell corporationLegally registered but inactive business
- multinational corporationBusiness operating in many countries
- public corporationGovernment-owned commercial entity
- faceless corporation
- Acme CorporationFictional product company
corporation, incorporation, incorporating, corporatist, corporatists, corporatize, reincorporation, corporatized, corporatizing