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Not to be confused with File:Corptism.png Corporatism.

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Corporatocracy, also called Corpocracy, File:CronyCap.png Crony Capitalism, Monopoly Capitalism, File:Lemonsoc.png Lemon Socialism, File:Crony.png Cronyism, File:Soupcap.gif Supercapitalism, as well as File:SocCap.png Socialism for the Rich, is an economic system in which the state intervenes within the economy for the benefit of the profit of a select number for corporations, especially in the context of squashing competition.

Market structure

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Corporatocracy & Oligopsony

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In a corporatocracy, a few large corporations hold a monopoly over the economy and political systems, which can lead to oligopistic practices.

For instance, a few enterprises might dominate the labour market, functioning as the exclusive purchasers of labour (employers). These large-scale firms can depress wages and exploit workers by imposing terms that primarily benefit their interests, akin to the behaviour in an oligopsony, where a limited number of buyers control the market. Additionally, such firms can also dictate prices to smaller suppliers or service providers, acting as the dominant buyers in the market. This concentration of power enables them to impose their terms, drive prices down, and extract value from smaller businesses or workers, further entrenching their market control.

Emergence Of Planned Economies

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When corporations are deeply entrenched in economies, it results in the emergence of what resembles a centralised planned economy. Moreover, prices are set not by market forces, but by the decisions of a few dominant firms. Just as a centrally planned economy might dictate prices and wages, oligopolistic firms in a corporatocracy can fix prices, limit production, and engage in collusion to prevent competition. As a result, consumers have limited choice, and market dynamics are stifled, creating a rigid and predictable economic environment that mirrors that of planned economies.

History

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Corporatocracy-like economic policies could have been said to have started with the process of enclosure in England. The enclosure was a process in England practised since the 13th century by which the English State took communally owned rural land by force and gave it to private owners. When Mercantilism became popularised, governments began to create monopoly corporations in certain trades and industries. Some of these firms, such as the East India Company and the Hudson Bay Company, became so powerful that they effectively ruled over the territory. During the Gilded Age, with the rise of industrial capitalism, monopolies and other corporations began to gain more influence in the government, with corruption being rampant. However, during the Progressive era, corruption and the influence of corporations in government declined. Since the presidency of Ronald Reagan in the 1980s, many say the United States has been experiencing a constant shift towards Corporatocracy due to more favourable policies given to corporations, corporate influence in government (File:Lobbyer.png lobbying, which is legalised File:Klep.png bribery), rising income inequality, and the dominance of the workplace by corporations.

Shellism, or more appropriately, Shell Neo-Imperialism, is based on the Shell PLC (formerly Royal Dutch Shell PLC), a super-major oil giant, and its subjugation of File:Cball-Nigeria.png Nigeria. The basis of its beliefs would involve securing hegemony over a country through constant bribery towards its government and national military, controlling and operating the oil via its oil extraction infrastructure and distribution networks, and spreading propaganda to pacify the population and sway public opinion to hide the several atrocities committed there, including the aforementioned corruption and bribery, bribed military operations to suppress anyone there from spreading awareness and fighting for genuine change, and the several thousand oil spills resulting in the poisoning of Nigeria's water supply and environment that were denied responsibility of shell and were instead blamed on terrorists.

File:Amazon.png Bezosism/Amazonism

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Bezosism, Amazonism or Amazonization, is based on the relationship between Jeff Bezos and his company File:Amazon.png Amazon, with the American government. It is the driest form of Corporatocracy, preaching that the only state interference in the economy is to give subsidies and forgive some deregulation of private companies, among others.

Sisolakism believes that local governments should be run by tech companies. He believes that by letting tech companies do local governance, economic development and advances in technology would accelerate.


The South Korea Model refers to the political and economic system that emerged in the Republic of Korea after the Korean War, particularly from the 1960s onward. It is closely associated with rapid industrialization, centralized state planning, and the rise of large family-controlled conglomerates known as chaebol, including companies such as Samsung and Hyundai. The model developed under conditions of poverty, security threats from North Korea, and strong anti-communist alignment during the Cold War. Its early institutional framework was shaped by authoritarian presidential rule, strong executive power, and a developmental bureaucracy that prioritized national survival and economic growth above liberal pluralism.

Historically, the system was grounded in File:Unitary.pngcentralism, File:MilKorean.pngmilitarism, and strict File:Anticommunism.pnganti-communism, especially during the administrations of leaders such as Park Chung Hee. The state directed credit, controlled strategic industries, and disciplined labor in pursuit of export-led industrialization. This approach rejected libertarian minimal-state principles, reflecting a clear File:AntiLibertarian.pnganti-libertarian stance in practice. Political life during this period was highly centralized, with limited opposition and strong presidential authority, embedding File:Prez.pngpresidentialism as a structural norm. At the same time, ideological influences such as File:Ilminism.pngIlminism—which emphasized national unity and collective identity—played a role in shaping early national doctrine, though its influence later diminished.

The economic structure revolved around File:Captrans.pngtechno-capitalism and what became known as a File:STATECAPITALISMICON.pngTiger Economy, referring to South Korea’s rapid transformation into a high-growth industrial power. Heavy investment in technology, shipbuilding, automobiles, and electronics created a model emphasizing dense urban-industrial concentration and export competitiveness. Over time, elements of File:Neoliberal-icon.pngneoliberalism were introduced, especially after the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, when deregulation, privatization, and global financial integration accelerated. Yet the state retained deep informal ties with chaebol leadership, leading critics to accuse the system of tendencies toward File:Klep.pngkleptocracy, particularly during corruption scandals involving political and corporate elites.

Politically, South Korea transitioned into File:Liberal Democracy.pngliberal democracy in the late 1980s, institutionalizing competitive elections and civil liberties. A stable File:Twoparti.pngtwo-party system gradually emerged, though polarization remained intense. Despite democratization, strong nationalist narratives continued to shape public discourse, including File:Cultural Nationalism.pngcultural nationalism, File:Modnat.pngpatriotism, and periodic File:Antijap.pnganti-Japanese sentiment, rooted in memories of Japanese colonial rule (1910–1945). These sentiments have influenced foreign policy debates, defense policy, and historical memory.

The model also reflects strands of File:Necon.pngneoconservatism, particularly in its hawkish security posture and alliance with the United States, alongside rhetoric of File:Pan-Koreanism.pngPan-Koreanism, which frames reunification with North Korea as a long-term national aspiration.


Overall, the South Korea Model represents a hybrid system: authoritarian developmental origins evolving into electoral democracy; state-guided capitalism transitioning into globalized markets; and strong nationalism coexisting with liberal institutions. Its defining characteristic is disciplined coordination between state and conglomerates, pursued in the name of national survival, modernization, and global competitiveness.

Variants

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File:Leftcorp.png Left-Corporatocracy

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Left-Corporatocracy refers to a political-economic framework in which large corporate structures operate within a nominally left-wing system. It blends state oversight, social welfare rhetoric, and centralized economic planning with powerful corporate actors that remain deeply embedded in governance. The model presents itself as socially conscious while relying on concentrated institutional power.

Economically, it overlaps with File:Marketsoc.pngmarket socialism, where markets exist but major sectors are controlled or heavily directed by the state. However, unlike traditional socialist planning, corporate entities retain managerial autonomy and profit incentives, creating a hybrid structure. This sometimes evolves into what critics call File:Neoliberalsoc.pngneoliberal socialism—a system that maintains welfare policies and progressive branding while embracing financialization, privatization in selective sectors, and global capital flows.

The governing style often leans toward File:Socauth.pngsocial authoritarianism, where civil order and economic coordination justify expanded executive or bureaucratic authority. The state positions itself as guardian of social stability, regulating labor, media, and industry while framing such control as necessary for equality or national development. This dynamic can slide into File:SocStateCap.pngsocial state capitalism, in which the government holds dominant stakes in strategic industries but operates them with profit-driven logic similar to private corporations.

Culturally and politically, accusations of File:Champagne Socialism.pngchampagne socialism arise when political elites advocate redistribution or worker solidarity while benefiting from corporate wealth and influence. This perception fuels skepticism about authenticity and class alignment. The system’s strategic flexibility is sometimes described as File:MachSoc.pngMachiavellian, emphasizing pragmatism over ideological purity as alliances shift, rhetoric adapts, but centralized authority and elite coordination remain constant.

In practice, Left-Corporatocracy represents a tension. It promises social equity and worker protection. Yet it consolidates power within state-backed corporate networks. The key question becomes: who truly governs—the public, or an alliance between bureaucrats and executives?

File:Lemonsoc.png Lemon Socialism

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Lemon Socialism emerged as a pejorative term for an economic system based on: a government that offers subsidies to weak, bad or bankrupt companies so that they don't end up and remain in the market.

File:MegaCorp.png Mega Corporatocracy

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Mega Corporatocracy is an ideology that wants one corporation to control all aspects of human life, and force everyone to only work and consume. There is only one world government that has a monopoly on everything. An example of Mega Corporatocracy is the BNL from the 2008 Pixar film, Wall-E.

File:Soupcap.gif Supercapitalism

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Supercapitalism was a concept created by fascist dictator File:Mussolini.png Benito Mussolini. This theoretical variant of corporatocracy would intervene in society so that it was fully standardised, so that companies could know what customers want, and customers would consume infinitely. This variant is similar to File:Ford.png Fordism, the fictional ideology of "Brave New World".

Personality

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Corporatocracy as a character cares a hell of a lot about getting the maximum amount of money possible, and unlike certain other people with this trait, corp is very much willing to use organised violence to achieve this goal. Corp loves government policies that favour the wealthy to an insane extent, and he is often seen worshipping concepts such as Intellectual Property as a deity. Because of his love of these policies, he hates the public domain. Corp is extremely Sociopathic and, like in the first paragraph, will do quite literally ANYTHING for a quick buck, including: murder, mass environmental destruction, brainwashing, and persuading governments to turn a blind eye on it all. He would rather let the world burn and cause a mass extinction than lose money, because of this, he is pretty sympathetic to anti-environmentalist and psychotic governments that almost any other person would hate. Since he thinks the state must be run by a single powerful business or a group of them, he is one of the few ideologies that openly believes that File:Lobbyer.png corporate lobbying is a good thing - an idea that even many other capitalist ideologies see as unjust.

How to Draw

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File:Corp flag.svg
Flag of Corporatocracy
  1. Draw a ball with eyes
  2. Fill it with very light cyan
  3. In the middle, draw a white circle
  4. In the circle, draw a Big "C" in the middle, in the same shade of cyan.
  5. Vertically through the C, put a line in the same colour.

Thou art done!

Color NameHEXRGB
 Light Cyan#76D7C4rgb(118, 215, 196)
 White#FFFFFFrgb(255, 255, 255)


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