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Inducements versus Constraints: Disaggregating “Corporatism”

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  • Collier, Ruth Berins
  • Collier, David

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The concept of “corporatism” has usefully called attention to the importance of systems of interest representation based on non-competing groups that are officially sanctioned, subsidized, and supervised by the state. Yet these patterns have appeared in such a remarkable variety of political contexts that this concept may be too broad to be useful. On the basis of an analysis of the relationship between the state and organized labor in Latin America, this article argues that the concept of corporatism can be disaggregated so that it sheds light on rather than obscures the different power relationships and political contexts with which it is associated. The analysis focuses on the distinction between “inducements” extended by the state to win the cooperation of groups and “constraints” through which the state directly controls groups. This disaggregated approach enables one to distinguish more subtly among systems of group representation, to conceive of state-group relations in more interactive terms, and to gain insights into the larger political context.

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  • Collier, Ruth Berins & Collier, David, 1979. "Inducements versus Constraints: Disaggregating “Corporatism”," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 73(4), pages 967-986, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:apsrev:v:73:y:1979:i:04:p:967-986_16
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    1. Berins Collier, Ruth & Handlin, Samuel P., 2005. "Shifting Interest Regimes of the Working Classes in Latin America," Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series qt9tz0z2gq, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley.
    2. Mayka, Lindsay & Abbott, Jared, 2023. "Varieties of participatory institutions and interest intermediation," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 171(C).
    3. Corrales, Javier & Cisneros, Imelda, 1999. "Corporatism, Trade Liberalization and Sectoral Responses: The Case of Venezuela, 1989-99," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 27(12), pages 2099-2122, December.
    4. Jenny Schuetz, 2008. "Are Mortgage Loans the New Toasters? The Roles of Housing Demand and Political Patronage in Mexican Housing Finance Author," International Real Estate Review, Global Social Science Institute, vol. 11(2), pages 1-31.
    5. Rodrigues, Lúcia Lima & Craig, Russell, 2022. "Using historical institutional analysis of corporatism to understand the professionalization of accounting in Latin America," Accounting, Organizations and Society, Elsevier, vol. 97(C).
    6. Etchemendy, Sebastian & Collier, Ruth Berins, 2007. "Down But Not Out: The Recovery of a Downsized Labor Movement in Argentina (2002-2006)," Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series qt2bd6z06c, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley.

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