Tripartism refers to economic corporatism

Corporatism

Corporatism, also known as corporativism, is a system of economic, political, or social organization that involves association of the people of society into corporate groups, such as agricultural, business, ethnic, labor, military, patronage, or scientific affiliations, on the basis of common...

 based on tripartite contracts of business

Employers' organization

An employers' organization, employers' association or employers' federation is an association of employers. A trade union, which organizes employees is the opposite of an employers' organization...

, labour

Labour movement

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, and state

State (polity)

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 affiliations within the economy. Each is to act as a social partner

Social Partnership

Social partnership is the term used for the tripartite, triennial national pay agreements reached in Ireland.The process was initiated in 1987, following a period of high inflation and weak economic growth which led to increased emigration and unsustainable government borrowing and national debt...

 to create economic policy through cooperation, consultation, negotiation, and compromise. Tripartism is a common form in neo-corporatism.

Tripartism became a popular form of economic policy during the economic crisis of the 1930s. Tripartism was supported from a number of different political perspectives at this time; one was Roman Catholic

Roman Catholic Church

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 politics; fascism

Fascism

Fascism is a radical authoritarian nationalist political ideology. Fascists seek to rejuvenate their nation based on commitment to the national community as an organic entity, in which individuals are bound together in national identity by suprapersonal connections of ancestry, culture, and blood...

 supported this for fascist unions but repressed communist

Communism

Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...

 and social democratic

Social democracy

Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism...

 unions; and in democratic politics. Tripartism is a prominent economic policy in Europe

Europe

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; it is a core part of the economic systems in Scandinavia

Scandinavia

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 and the Benelux

Benelux

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 that were put in place by social democratic governments.

International Labour Organization

The International Labour Organization

International Labour Organization

The International Labour Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with labour issues pertaining to international labour standards. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Its secretariat — the people who are employed by it throughout the world — is known as the...

 is the only United Nations

United Nations

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 agency that is based on tripartism. It uses the discussions between the three groups in drafting of standards and conventions. Also for the implementation of ILO-standards in national law tripartite consulations on a national level are a requirement for those countries party to the Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976

Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976

The Tripartite Consultation Convention, 1976, officially the Convention concerning tripartite consultations to promote the implementation of international labour standards is an International Labour Organization Convention, which governs the process for implementation of measures regarding ILO...

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