Italy's Corporate State Flashcards
What was corporatism also called?
The Third Way
What did Bottai want?
To modernise the state and for fascists to lead
What did Faranacci want?
To control workers
What did Rossoni want?
Head of TU- worker power
What did Mussolini want?
integrate politics and the economy, bring a legacy and end class warfare
what did the Labour Charter Act call work?
‘a social duty’
what did the Labour Charter Act acknowledge about businesses and production- leading to less gov intervention
Private business is best
when did workers receive holiday pay for NATIONAL holidays?
1938
when was the Palazzo Chigi Act and what did it state
1923- government would always be the top negotiator and decision maker
when was the Vidoni Palace Act
1925
when and what did the Rocco laws state?
1926- strikes and lockouts made illegal
who agreed against the Rocco Laws?
International Labour Organisation (ILO) but squadristi bullied
when was the Ministry of Corporations created
How many syndicates were created?
1926
7-16
When was the charter of Labour?
1927
As a result of the Charter of Labour, what were dissolved?
The CGL and CIL (socialist and catholic trade unions)
When was the Fascist Trade Union told to disband?
1928
When was the National Council of Corporations?
1930
How many corporations were there in 1934 and what were they preparing for?
22 and WAR
When was the Chamber of Fasces created?
1939
What had the government become as a result of corporatism?
Slow and inefficient
What did Neville Chamberlain say about corporatism?
“Mussolini had solved the crisis of the 20th century”
What did Togliatti say?
“Equality is only an illusion”
What did Tannenbaum say?
It led to national and party cohesion
What did Cassels say?
Like all other economic plans, it was style over substance
what did De Grand say?
It was BAD for the economy
Where did Clark say Mussolini adopted the Corporate state concept from?
D’Annunzio and Fiume
How many were unemployed in 1936- although the true rate is probably 75% higher
700,000
What did Pope Pius XI say about the corporate state?
The bureaucratic state was excessive
