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While the Egendomar lost much of their direct political power as a result of the Cryrian Anarchy and the signing of the 1929 Constitution, they retained their wealth and continued to play an important role in the Cryrian economy. Cooperation between the Egendomar and the Government was seen as essential to the nation's postwar recovery and newly elected administrations were ill-equipped to further combat these heavily entrenched interests, particularly as public opinion on anti-capitalist ideologies soured following schisms among the Cryrian Left and continued insurgency from radical groups. Further, the surviving Egendomar offered a counterweight to the newly empowered labor unions. Throughout much of the 20th century the Government relied upon the cooperation of both the Egendomar and the unions to advise upon and implement industrial and economic policies, thus maintaining an oligopolistic landscape in the Kingdom - Particularly as the unions themselves coalesced into a handful of labor confederations.
The post-Anarchy Egendomar faced their first real political challenge in the mid-20th century when the Tomorrow Ministry began targeting their leading families in an effort to break up the power of these large conglomerates. Reforms such as removing Egendomar from the banking industry served to limit these conglomerates, while direct threats and actions against their owners were used to push them out of the political sphere. However, the Ministry's increasingly bold actions against the Cryrian elite and other government agencies ultimately ended in its destruction during the White November Crisis. Though the Egendomar played a key role in generating RIksdag support for the Ministry's dismantling, many of the proposed limits and reforms on their power had proven popular and thus remained in effect. The Egendomar later faced mounting opposition from increasingly progressive Governments throughout the late-20th century, but the absence of determined effort to break them up and a string of favorable electoral results following the Volscine Civil War left them largely intact.
== Operations ==
Modern Egendomar are defined by their continued family ownership, but otherwise vary widely in their form and structure. Some consist of a single large entity, while others operate as several connected companies and utilize complex systems of ownership to maintain control. The Reitz Egeldom is effectively tied into the governance of the Duchy of Charlottesborg.
=== Labor Relations ===
Since the Cryrian Anarchy, Egendomar have been largely forced to cooperate with Cryrian labor confederations thanks to a high degree of collective bargaining coverage in the country. This has served as a limit on the reach and power of the Egendomar and has forced a shift away from the harsh and autocratic work conditions of the early-20th century. The conflict between the Egendomar and the labor confederations has often been used by Cryrian Governments and politicians to balance between the two powerful interests in the country. However, the labor confederations have little impact on Egendomar operations outside of the Kingdom, something which has become increasingly commonplace in the 21st century.
=== Political Power ===
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