As far as I can tell, all state regulation attempted under a capitalist world system has fit one of three broad models (or a blend):
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Capitulation (neoliberalism)
Local mitigation (Scandinavian social democracy, 30s to 50s US)
State-owned capital (Fascism, Soviet Union)
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State control is the cornerstone. Neoliberalism attempts to reduce *individual* state control, but it's predicated on states practicing it.
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States promulgate capitalism, no matter their local dispositions. Without states, no capitalism (as we know it)
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The mitigation argument is interesting, but incomplete. There is no global deterrent to capitalism in a system running under it. None.
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