1. PRESSURE GROUPS
Corporatism

2. Corporatism
When major pressure groups
in a society work closely with
the government in the hope
of achieving mutually
beneficial goals, this is known
as corporatism.

3. Corporatism
Corporatism had
associations
with fascism as
it was used by
the Italian
dictator Benito
Mussolini

4. Corporatism
In the early 1960’s there was
concern over economic decline.
Harold Macmillan (Conservative) set
up cooperation between the:
 GOVERNMENT
 T.U.C.
 C.B.I.
(known as ‘TRIPARTISM’)

5. Corporatism
In 1961 the NATIONAL ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (N.E.D.C.)
was set up as a forum for M.P’s, civil
servants, employers and unions to
meet on a regular basis to consider
ways to promote economic growth.

6. Corporatism
In 1979, Margaret Thatcher
abandoned corporatism:
‘We have rejected the TUC. We have
rejected the CBI. We do not see
them coming back again. We gave
up the corporate state.’
(Lord Young – Trade & Industry Minister)