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Actually, it is reverse of what you said. A corporatist economy is where big businesses dictate policies whether out front or behind the scenes (like here in United States).

I know- or, to use the wikipedia version, it is where industrial decisions are made hrough negotiation between corperations, government and labour unions.

However, I was pointing out that this is easily confused with the fascist version, whereby all economic actors, though nominally independant, are infact controlled by the state, and that for this reason the term 'deregulated free market economies', or sumsuch, is better.
 
I've been wanting to clarify the meaning of the "Corporatist" civic for some time, and now that people are confused, I'd say it's a good idea. Older uses of the word are, indeed, often in reference to fascist (or at least nationalist) countries' economies. In fact, I was considering an economic Nationalist civic for a while, but decided it was redundant with Communist, Corporatist, Military-Industrial and Grassroots already there.

However, my post-modern definition has more to do with the style of economy used in Japan and China, as well as many other Asian economies. "Norse socialism" may also fit that civic, but I am not sure. China isn't too far removed from fascist regimes, which were authoritarian socialist systems that wanted to channel the economy without outlawing private enterprise, given that it's an authoritarian socialist system that wants to experiment with private enterprise while keeping a strict eye on how much it goes right into Chinese pocketbooks. In Japan, which is no longer so authoritarian, such economy was developed under US occupation, with corporations made to work for the benefit of the people so citizens would be endeared enough not to be easy targets for Soviet Influence.

Under this definition, the US doesn't really fall under the "Corporatist" label, which I believe was given it because so many corporations originate there. Because the latter is the case, the US is not substantially weakened by the Deregulated civic because most of their corporations are bringing in money from branches all over the world. The point of giving the civic to Asian economies is allowing them to profit from corporations that aren't actually from their own countries.
 
I'm bumping this so other people can see it. My plans for various countries:
USA: Deregulated economy, but Organized labor conditions as a result of long committment to high standards of living. Also, though its economic civic charges 25% more for corporate maintenance, this doesn't hurt that much because many corporations are based there, and hence, bring in money from all over the world. Also, the Presidential and Corporate Media civics balance it out.
European Union: I'm thinking this could be nearly anything other than Communist and Military-Industrial.
Japan: Traditionally a Corporatist economy as a result of being the host to many US corporations after WWII, but now it is beginning many corporations of its own, so it will probably turn into a Knowledge Economy in the course of the game.
China: Still a developing Corporatist system, which means that it selectively deals with foreign investors with the intention of bringing money into the state. Labor conditions are still primitive in many places; hence the Collective civic.
India: Corporatist, but unlike China, with a democratic political system. Labor conditions still poor in many places, but probably should start at Emancipation (which is low-tier in this mod), unlike China.
North Korea: Communist, Totalitarian holdover from a past era. May switch to Military-Industrial economy later.
Latin America: Depending on the country, could be Deregulated, Communist, Corporatist, or Grassroots. It is, after all, a very volatile region.
UAE: Corporatist, and I'm thinking of doing something to make oil more profitable under that civic. A simple gold bonus for wells should do the trick.
 
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