I always thought it was more like the Dutch East India Company, which operated as pretty much an independent entity, able to engage in diplomacy, conduct war, establish courts, mint coins, and establish its own colonies.


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On Sunday, August 30, 2020, 1:54 PM, David Johnson <xxxxxx@zarthani.net> wrote:

Hi Tom.

Thomas RUX wrote:

IIRC on a small scale governance by company/corporation would be something like the early coal mining industry. The company/corporation owned the houses, stores, schools, churches, etc. The employees had no say in their pay, working hours, benefits, or working conditions. As long as the company/corporation did not break local or, in the case of the USA, federal laws they could and did get away with a lot of shenanigans.

Sure. I'm guessing the old "company town" was one of the inspirations for this particular "government" type.

But, from the perspective of a more general consideration of the "Book 3" Government types, the "company" still needs "the government" to protect its property rights, secure its contracts, manage the currency, and a provide whole host of other legal and administrative "public goods" which enable it to conduct its business profitably. So, whenever we start thinking in more detail about a "Type 1 Government" we likely want to start by asking ourselves where (and what) the ~actual~ government is. . . .

Cheers,

David

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"The Federation Government owns a bigger interest in the Company than the public realizes, too. . . ." - Carlos von Schlichten (H. Beam Piper), ~Uller Uprising~.

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