You left out the pressure they can bring to bear on the government to induce *IT* to do their bidding. I seem to remember the US was involved in past military sabre rattling regarding sugar, rubber, etc.
“You left out the pressure they can bring to bear on the government to induce *IT* to do their bidding.”
Absolutely, and the biggest offender oil...
Thing is corporatism cannot be defended in any way like free market capitalism can.
They are not at all the same critter.