Originally published in 1985, this book provides a comprehensive discussion of the concept of corporatism.

Preface; Part I. Varieties of Corporatism: 1. Varieties of corporatism: an introduction; Part II. Corporatist Thought: Consensual-Licenced Corporatism: 2. Corporatist thought: the state's economic and social responsibilities; 3. Corporatist thought: state licenced intermediaries; 4. Corporatist thought: the nature of the political system; 5. Corporatist thought: concluding thoughts and a model; Part III. Fascist Italy and Portugal 1933-74: Authoritarian-Licensed Corporatism: 6. Corporatism and Fascist Italy 1922-39; 7. Corporatism and the Portuguese Estado Novo 1933-74; 8. Authoritarian-licensed corporatism: an assessment; Part IV. Neo-Corporatism: The Development of Contract Corporatism: 9. Neo-corporatism and contemporary pluralism; 10. Towards the development of a framework of contract-corporatist theory; Part V. Retrospect and Prospect: 11. Conclusion: retrospect and prospect; Notes; Index.