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	Statism (or Etatism) is a term that may refer to any of the following: Government having a major role in the the direction of the economy, both through state-owned enterprises and indirectly through the central planning of overall economy. The "concentration of economic controls and planning in the hands of a highly centralized government." The Fascist concept of statism which holds that "basic concept that sovereignty is vested not in the people but in the national state, and that all individuals and associations exist only to enhance the power, the prestige, and the well-being of the state. The fascist concept of statism repudiates individualsm and exalts the nation as an organic body headed by the Supreme Leader and nurtured by unity, force, and discipline." Economic statism in practice Statism reached its highest point in the centrally planned socialist and communist countries, however statism exists in varying degrees throughout the world. See also Anti-statism Anti-statism Anti-statism refers to opposition to state intervention into personal, social or economic affairs. Anti-statist views may reject the state completely as well as rulership in general , they may wish to reduce the size and scope of the state to a minimum , or they may advocate a stateless society as a distant goal .... Dirigisme Dirigisme Dirigisme is an economic term designating an economy where the Form of government exerts strong directive influence.While the term has occasionally been applied to centrally planned economy, where the government effectively controls production and allocation of resources , it originally had neither of these meanings when applied to France... Laissez-faire Laissez-faire Laissez-faire is a term used to describe a policy of allowing events to take their own course. The term is a French language phrase literally meaning "let do".... Neoliberalism Neoliberalism Neoliberalism is a political philosophy, actually a continuance and redefinition of classical liberalism, influenced by the neoclassical economics.... Right Hegelians Right Hegelians The Right Hegelians, Old Hegelians, or the Hegelian Right, were the followers of Germany philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel who took his philosophy in a politically and religiously conservative direction.... , a group of overtly statist German philosophers and thinkers Statolatry Statolatry Statolatry, which combines idolatry with the state, first appeared in Giovanni Gentile's Doctrine of Fascism, published in 1931 under Benito Mussolini's name.... External links (2003). A critical analysis. (2006). Statism in the social sciences.