State Capitalism

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"The modern state is essentially a capitalist machine. The more it proceeds to the taking over of productive forces, the more does it actually become the national capitalist, the more citizens does it exploit. The workers remain wage-workers — proletarians. The capitalist relation is not done away with. It is, rather, brought to a head."

State Capitalism, State-Directed Capitalism, or Dirigisme, is an economic system where the state plays an active role in business or commercial activity. This can be direct in the form of state-owned enterprises or companies where the state has controlling shares, in an indirect form of the state planning through government agencies organized along for-profit and business management lines, or through state-sponsored private business activities (e.g., state-backed business conglomerates). If the state owns or controls all the means of production or is the primary shareholder, this is called state monopoly capitalism (StateMoCap). State capitalism is usually seen as economically center since it denies the means of production to workers, yet is often collectivist in nature.

Variants

Dirigisme

Dirigerism or Dirigisme (from French diriger, "to direct") is an economic system in which the national government plays an imperative role in directing and coordinating the economy through public policy. By utilizing market instruments like taxation and monetary investment, the state is understood to be capable of correcting inefficiency and failures commonly found among tradition free-market economics, while also achieving it's desired material objectives.

East Asian Model

The East Asian model pioneered by Japan, is a plan for economic growth whereby the government invests in certain sectors of the economy in order to stimulate the growth of specific industries in the private sector. It generally refers to the model of development pursued in East Asian economies such as Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. It has also been used by some to describe the contemporary economic system in Mainland China after Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms during the late 1970s and the current economic system of Vietnam after its Đổi Mới policy was implemented in 1986.

History

State Capitalism is not a formal ideology with unifying theory, nor is it used in a self descriptive term. State Capitalism is believed by some to have first been used and coined, by Friedrich Engels, in his and Marx's book "Socialism: Utopic and Scientific". It was later on also used by many Anarchists, Left Communists, and Council Communists, in criticism of the USSR.

In the modern day state capitalism has been used to described countries like Taiwan, South Korea, and China. Critics of United States, such as Noam Chomsky, believe it is state capitalist since government backs big business interests while playing a substantial role in development (e.g., bailouts and public research respectively). Libertarian socialists also describe the Soviet Union as state capitalist for centralizing surplus value extraction and commodity production. Cliffists also erroneously apply this criticism to USSR during Stalin's reign, while anti-revisionist Marxist-Leninists would do the same to the Khrushchev administration and later administrations.

France

Before World War II, France had a capitalist economic system with many small, family-owned companies that were not as efficient as larger industrial groups in other countries like Germany and the United States. The war devastated France, with industries and infrastructure being destroyed or seized by Germany, and the country facing the prospect of long-term rationing in the aftermath. Some French businesses and politicians lost credibility after collaborating with the German occupiers during the war.

After the war, French governments of all political stripes sought to modernize and develop the country's economy, with the goal of matching the advanced economy of the United States. The French government implemented dirigisme, a policy of strong government intervention in the economy, to achieve this goal. This policy approach was accompanied by the development of Meritocracy and Technocracy, with elite state-trained administrators and engineers taking leadership roles in industry.

During the 1945-1975 period, known as the "Glorious Thirty," France experienced significant yearly economic growth (5.1% on average) and a population boom. Dirigisme was supported by conservative governments led by Charles de Gaulle and Georges Pompidou, and seen as a compromise between American policies of minimal government intervention and Soviet policies of total state control. In 1981, Socialist president François Mitterrand was elected and pursued dirigisme policies, including nationalizing industries and banks. However, economic difficulties and inflation led the government to abandon dirigisme in 1983 and adopt austerity measures instead. Dirigisme has not been widely supported by subsequent French governments, though some elements of it remain in place.

Imperial Japan

W.I.P.

South Korea

W.I.P.

ROC/Taiwan

W.I.P.

China

Socialism with Chinese Characteristics is a set of political theories and policies of the Chinese Communist Party that are seen by their proponents as representing Marxism-Leninism adapted to Chinese circumstances and specific time periods, consisting of Deng Xiaoping Theory, Three Represents, Scientific Outlook on Development, and Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

Singapore

W.I.P.

Belarus

W.I.P.

Beliefs

State Capitalism can take on many forms, both theoretical and material, as it did throughout history:

  • Industries being ran as private enterprise, with the state being it's primary or sole shareholder.
  • State direction or control of investment, either indirectly (e.g., through contracts) or directly (sovereign wealth funds).
  • "Privatization" of the State, so it operates as a single, for-profit economic monopoly.
  • Implementing decentral or central planning, while maintaining private resource ownership and markets.
  • A strong, for-profit public sector that co-exists and/or competes with the private sector.
  • ^Any combination of the above.

How to Draw

Flag of State Capitalism

The symbol of State Capitalism is based on a flag design posted on the r/vexillology subreddit, created by u/SekaiDarkness. The flag is supposed to symbolize a balance between capitalist and communist economics.

  1. Draw a ball
  2. Color it burnt orange
  3. Draw a yellow left-facing cent symbol (¢)
  4. Add a yellow arrow, crossing through it and facing top-left
  5. Draw the eyes

You're done!

Color Name HEX RGB
Burn Orange #9C3E26 156, 62, 38
Yellow #FFCD00 255, 205, 0


Relations

Friends

Frenemies

  • Capitalist Communism - I admit that I borrow elements from both, but only the good parts.
  • Mercantilism - Even he thinks I'm too statist & that's says a lot.
  • Corporatocracy - Basically me, but with more focus on pleasing the rich.
  • State Socialism - My confused brother, who some say is me in denial. But I like his aesthetic and use it in some nations. Countries such as Brazil and Iraq prospered in the past because of effective centralization and economic bureaucracy.
  • Authoritarian Capitalism - Not regulatory enough. Although Morales-Bermúdez did well when partially keeping the Velascoist economy, but without the leftist stuff (I am an economic centrist anyway), unlike those Fujimorists who deregulated the economy.
  • Progress Party - A bit anti-statist for my taste but hey he really likes the oil fund[1].
  • Leninism - Thanks for implementing the NEP, but why do you say it’s only temporary??
  • Neocameralism - I was thinking, that you are a good son of Cameralism, but you are a laissez-faire lover...

Enemies

Gallery

Portraits and Artwork

  • Original image
    Original image

Comics

  • By u/Dr_Occo_Nobi
    By u/Dr_Occo_Nobi

Alternative designs

  • East-Asian Model
    East-Asian Model

Further Information

Wikipedia

Reference

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110929011506/http://www.frp.no/no/Vi_mener/Andre_temaer/Okonomisk_politikk/

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