Swissempire
Poet Jester
The first corporate state, The Company of the South Seas, was constantly treading new ground. It was a company, plain and simple. The Company was the State and the State is the Company. Eveything was the company. From the governing system, to the organization of daily life, to the military policy of Quaestus questus Belli.
Reporting to and advising the Executive Director is the Board of Directors, which is made up of the Directors[1] of each division[2] of the Company. The advise the ED and nominate him. They are elected by the share holders to their posts.
The Legislative power rests in the Court of Proprietors. The Court was made up of elected individuals who could vote on by-laws[3] much like parliment. The difference was that a voters vote counted depending on how many share he possesed of the company. Thusly the Court was mostly the rich.
The same applied with voters. If you owned stock in the company, you could vote, but again, your vote counted for each piece of stock you had.
Judicial Power resides in the Commitee for Internal Affairs, which is basically the OTL US system.
Everyone worked for the company in some way or another. Most people were in the large Sub-Corporations set up by the Company, which controlled everything in the sector they were in. Monoply was the Company. The others sold things to the company and had to buy for the company. The Company provided for all its employees, so class strife was low.
Lets do a two cow example.
The South Sea Company- You have two cows you bought from Animals Inc., a part of the Company. You milk your cows, sell the milk to the Company, go buy milk in the Company Store, sell your cows, and buy hamburger.
[1] Governors
[2] Provinces
[3] Legislation
The Government
Executive Power was placed in the hands of the Executive Director, who was nominated by the Board of Directors and approved by the Shareholders. The ED was the head of state, and had the powers of most contituitional monarchs, including but not limited to veto over the "legislative", resturcutring powers, and the position of Cheif Commanding Officer(CCO) of the Companies Security Forces(military).Reporting to and advising the Executive Director is the Board of Directors, which is made up of the Directors[1] of each division[2] of the Company. The advise the ED and nominate him. They are elected by the share holders to their posts.
The Legislative power rests in the Court of Proprietors. The Court was made up of elected individuals who could vote on by-laws[3] much like parliment. The difference was that a voters vote counted depending on how many share he possesed of the company. Thusly the Court was mostly the rich.
The same applied with voters. If you owned stock in the company, you could vote, but again, your vote counted for each piece of stock you had.
Judicial Power resides in the Commitee for Internal Affairs, which is basically the OTL US system.
Economic Structure
Everyone worked for the company in some way or another. Most people were in the large Sub-Corporations set up by the Company, which controlled everything in the sector they were in. Monoply was the Company. The others sold things to the company and had to buy for the company. The Company provided for all its employees, so class strife was low.
Lets do a two cow example.
The South Sea Company- You have two cows you bought from Animals Inc., a part of the Company. You milk your cows, sell the milk to the Company, go buy milk in the Company Store, sell your cows, and buy hamburger.
[1] Governors
[2] Provinces
[3] Legislation
