Political Theory Pluralism, Corporatism and Public Choice

Topic 2: Political Theory: Pluralism, Corporatism and Public Choice Pluralism is a political theory that related to the acknowledgement for diversification that exist in society. Everyone has different views and appreciation for different value in life. Pluralism is a sign of theoretical standpoint on state ad power as well as resources. It depends on how it will be distributed in democratic state like United States of America (USA). Two famous name in mentioned by Manley (1983) in his article are Robert A. Dahl and Charles E. Lindblom. Pluralism in political system is open to multiple interests of different group in society. All (professional associations, environmentalist, business and financial lobbies etc) are governing the United†¦show more content†¦The arrival of Italian fascism provided an opportunity to implement the theories of the corporate state. In 1919 Mussolini and his associates in Milan needed the support of the syndicalist wing of the Nationalist Party in order to gain power. Their aim in adopting corporatism—which t hey viewed as a useful form of social organization that could provide the vehicle for a broad-based and socially harmonious class participation in economic production—was to strengthen Mussolini’s claim to nationalism at the expense of the left wing of the centrist parties and the right wing of the syndicalists groups (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2012). However, new corporatism which is democratic corporatism is appear differently to Mussolini’s corporatism era. It appeals twofold. First, corporatism treats interest groups as legitimate participants in public policy making, which legitimates their having an official policy-making role. Government regards, industry and labour as valuable partners, rather than hostile pressure groups. 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