Governments
In The Corporate Wars, governments represent Polities with sovereign authority over territories, populations, and resources.
Their structure and scope vary from small regional states to interplanetary governments that encompass entire star systems.
Each exercises its power through legal systems, armed forces, and bureaucracies dedicated to maintaining order and managing their domains.
Types of Government
The diversity of government forms reflects the historical and cultural circumstances of each world or coalition, from inherited monarchies to functional republics or military dictatorships.
These political and cultural differences directly impact trade and foreign relations.
Some governments promote open markets, applying low tariffs and encouraging the free movement of goods and capital, while others shield themselves behind strict customs regulations and state monopolies.
In certain worlds, the law is flexible and favorable to foreign investment; in others, xenophobia or cultural isolation makes any dealings with outsiders difficult.
These conditions define the risks and opportunities of operating within each jurisdiction and turn navigating Known Space into a constant game of diplomacy, adaptation, and strategy.
Corporations play a fundamental role in this equation.
Many have acquired legal rights allowing them to operate as de facto states in territories under their control, enforcing their own rules and regulations within their facilities, fleets, and colonies.
In some cases, galactic powers delegate the administration of entire systems to them, making them key actors in managing trade, security, and interstellar diplomacy.
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No centralized government. May refer to abandoned territories, scattered tribal societies, or zones in total anarchy.
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Corporate Government
A world entirely ruled by a corporation or business consortium, where laws and regulations serve commercial interests.
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Democratic Participation
A direct democracy where citizens vote directly on governmental decisions without representative intermediaries.
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Bureaucracy
A government administered by a complex network of agencies and officials, where power resides in the administrative machine.
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Representative Dictatorship
A system where a restricted elite governs, often in the name of the people, with limited or no elections.
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Feudalism
A hierarchical system of loyalties where different power levels manage territories autonomously under a lord or supreme leader.
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Military Government
A state ruled by armed forces, where policies are established by military rather than civilian leaders.
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Oligarchy
Power lies in the hands of a small group of influential individuals such as powerful families, clans, or elite alliances.
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Monarchy
A government led by a single ruler like a king or emperor, with hereditary or designated succession.
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Impersonal Government
A system where law is strictly and inflexibly enforced, often via artificial intelligence or automated protocols.
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Religious Government
A theocracy where political and religious leadership are unified, and laws follow spiritual or sacred doctrines.
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Assisted Government
A system where authority is delegated to an advanced AI or computational network guiding government decisions.
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Clans or Tribes
Small entities governed by kinship, tradition, or cultural affiliation in the absence of centralized authority.
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Rebel State
A government in open conflict or resistance against a larger entity, operating in insurgency or war.
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Collapsed State
A failed government where effective authority is absent, and real control lies with militias or warring factions.
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Autarkic State
An isolationist government that restricts trade and external influence to maintain absolute internal control.
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