Economic definition:
Capitalism: Production and distribution run by private sector.
Socialism: Production, private. Distribution by government.
Communism: Production and distribution run by government.
Fascism: Use of force to impose political will.
Fascism is more than just political. It is basically socialism with the veneer of capitalism.
“Under fascism, the state, through official cartels, controlled all aspects of manufacturing, commerce, finance, and agriculture. Planning boards set product lines, production levels, prices, wages, working conditions, and the size of firms. Licensing was ubiquitous; no economic activity could be undertaken without government permission. Levels of consumption were dictated by the state, and “excess” incomes had to be surrendered as taxes or “loans.””
Rather familiar to an American today.
Communism: Production and distribution run by government.
Fascism: Use of force to impose political will.
Seems to me that communism as well as fascism uses force to impose political will.
The economic system in a Fascist state (i.e.: Mussolini's Italy) is called ‘Corporatism’. It basically means an economy wherein the state and the corporations are symbiotic. Its foundational theory came from the - at first - non-Marxist socialist/syndicalist philosopher - and then later on - integral nationalist-socialist and proto-fascist Georges Sorel. One of the most despicable, abhorrent left-wing ideologues ever to venture forth from history's stinking sewers. And as you all know, he was up against some pretty stiff competition in that specific arena...