Corporatism: conceptual confusion

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Corporatism conceptual confusion

• Corporatism and Consensus Democracy
• Corporatism and policy Outputs and policy
  Outcomes
• Corporatism and (Interest Group) Pluralism
• Corporatism and its Incidence
• Corporatism and Fascist Ideology
• Peak level Concertation
• Political Bargain/ Political Exchange

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Relation between Interest Group Pluralism and
Parties in Parliament
N 23 OECD countries averages for 1945-96
adapted from Lijphart 1999 177
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Relation between Interest Group Pluralism and
Parties in Cabinet
N 23 OECD countries averages for 1945-96
adapted from Lijphart 1999 177
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Relation between Interest Group Pluralism and
Trade Union Density
N 23 OECD countries averages for 1945-96
adapted from Lijphart 1999 177 Western (1995)
OECD (1994) Armingeon (1991)
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Corporatism and Consensus Democracy Different or
the Same?
Note p lt 0.01 ns not significant
From Lane and Ersson 2000 235
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Corporatism and Consensus Democracy Different or
the Same?
Regression characteristics of consensus democracy
on consensus democracy
Note p lt 0.10 p lt 0.01 ns not
significant
Adapted from Pennings 1999 286
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Corporatism and Policy Output and Outcomes
Note p lt 0.05 p lt 0.01 ns not
significant
From Lane and Ersson 1999 313 and 338