tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231253739345993709.post4911704501646095832..comments2023-06-17T05:38:08.628-07:00Comments on Ryan's Rantings: What is Corporatism?Ryan Algerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16935706509322424178noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231253739345993709.post-237568990470987172009-03-04T20:09:00.000-08:002009-03-04T20:09:00.000-08:00Thank you for the thoughtful post Realest Theorist...Thank you for the thoughtful post Realest Theorist. It was very interesting. And Of courser you’re right, “corporatism” does have a great deal in common with ”mercantalism”. The Twentieth century could be thought of as the ‘battle of the economies’, and I’m afraid many economic concepts where brutalized in the process. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes, new concepts are needed to reestablish clarity in conversation and debate.Ryan Algerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935706509322424178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231253739345993709.post-36686249807548547412009-03-02T09:24:00.000-08:002009-03-02T09:24:00.000-08:00I think a lot of people visualize "mixed economies...I think a lot of people visualize "mixed economies" as lying somewhere along an axis that goes from "Socialism/Communism" on the one hand, to real Capitalism on the other. This visualization misses a big part of what Adam Smith had to fight against: i.e. "mercantilism".<BR/><BR/>Abstractly, the mixed economy is a tussle between Capitalism on the one end, and government interference on the other. Only secondarily, that interference of of two types: mercantilism and socialism. ["Corporatism" seems to be a new word for mercantilism.]Realist Theoristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02443210652365042245noreply@blogger.com