History A-Level
Corporatism
What Corporatism means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Corporatism
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Organising employers and workers into vertical syndicates under state control, which suppressed independent unions and fixed wages.
Topics that use Corporatism
- Establishing Franco’s dictatorship, 1938–56 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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Using Corporatism in the exam
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