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The '''Corporate Sector Authority''' ('''CSA''') was a [[Executive Directorship Board|corporatocracy]] that operated the [[Corporate Sector/Legends|Corporate Sector]], a [[Sector/Legends|sector]] located at the front end of the [[Tingel Arm/Legends|Tingel Arm]] of the [[The galaxy/Legends|galaxy's]] [[Outer Rim Territories/Legends|Outer Rim Territories]] and was established sometime before [[27 BBY/Legends|27 BBY]].

It eventually was took over by members of the [[Galactic Corporate Policy League]] (GCPL), lobbyists who supported [[Supreme Chancellor/Legends|Supreme Chancellor]] of the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]] [[Palpatine/Legends|Palpatine]] and rewarded by being made controlling members of the CSA when he became [[Galactic Emperor/Legends|Emperor]] of the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]]

The CSA was allowed to continue relatively unabated, as they tolerated corporate competition and companies insure they did things for the greater good of the Galactic Empire and had formal [[Imperial Embassy (Etti IV)|diplomatic]] relations with the CSA.

==History==
{{Quote|The Corporate Sector wasn't always what it is today. Back in the old days it was simply a place where businesses could go and make a few credits without too many bureaucrats getting into the act. As an enterprising businessman, I can appreciate that kind of setup. That was back when the Republic was something to be respected, and the businesses were kept on a tight leash. But things changed&hellip;|[[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]]|<ref name="HSATCSSB" />}}
[[File:CSAPoster.jpg|thumb|left|150px|CSA Propaganda efforts]]The [[Corporate Sector/Legends|Corporate Sector]] was first formed in [[490 BBY]], in order to resolve differences between [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]] lawmakers and the heads of many of [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy's]] largest corporations that largely existed in the [[Expansion Region/Legends|Expansion Region]]. The Corporate Sector was established in the front end of the [[Tingel Arm/Legends|Tingel Arm]] region of the [[Outer Rim Territories/Legends|Outer Rim Territories]] and originally consisted of a few hundred star systems, all of which were supposedly devoid of [[Sentience/Legends|sentient]] [[Species/Legends|species]]. The corporations allowed to operate in the sector could purchase entire regions of space. However, they were meant to be supervised by the Galactic Republic.

In the last years of the Republic, a group of lobbyists known as the [[Galactic Corporate Policy League]], backed by such influential figures as [[Orman Tagge/Legends|Baron Tagge]], began to get in close with then-Chancellor Palpatine, presumably representing the loyalist companies in the sector, although during the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]] most of the Corporate Sector supported the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|Confederacy of Independent Systems]].

After the conflict's resolution, the assets of most Separatist corporations were nationalized or given to loyal companies as a reward (e.g., [[Kuat Drive Yards/Legends|KDY]], [[Sienar Fleet Systems/Legends|SFS]] or the [[Tagge Company]]).<ref name="TEGtW">''[[The Essential Guide to Warfare]]''</ref> Then several of Palpatine's influential corporate allies, led by Tagge, convinced the Emperor to expand the Corporate Sector to nearly 30,000 star systems, and with the signing of the Corporate Sector Charter a new umbrella company was formed from the GCPL to rule the newly-expanded sector: The ''Corporate Sector Authority''.<ref name="TEGtW" /><ref name="HSATCSSB" />

The CSA took possession of many of the remaining droids belonging to the Confederacy following the [[Battle of Murkhana (Clone Wars)|Battle of Murkhana]], and as per its agreement with the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Empire]] paid an annual stipend of 3% of the sector's gross product, as well as a tithe of materials and ore produced. In the years after the war's end much of the surviving [[Corporate Alliance/Legends|Corporate Alliance's]] assets relocated to the Corporate Sector. Eleven sentient species were discovered in this expansion, though the Corporate Sector was careful to cover this fact up.

The CSA's encroachments upon surrounding systems did not always go unforgiven. The [[Kobok/Legends|Kobok]], a militaristic species, did not appreciate the CSA's claim on planets bordering their territory, and the two groups often fought in border disputes. Circa [[15 BBY/Legends|15 BBY]], the Koboks and the CSA engaged in open warfare. The Corporate Sector also came into conflict with the felinoid [[Trianii/Legends|Trianii]] species. An armistice was eventually signed between the Corporate Sector and the Trianii three years after the start of the [[CSA–Trianii War]].<ref name="J7 Galaxy Newsnet">''{{Journal|7|Galaxywide NewsNets}}''</ref>

During [[Galactic Emperor/Legends|Emperor]] [[Palpatine/Legends|Palpatine's]] reign over the galaxy, many of the Corporate Sector's companies developed technologies for use by the Empire. However, following the [[Battle of Hoth/Legends|Battle of Hoth]] a contributing company, [[Galactic Electronics]], developed a new [[Magnetic pulse (warhead)|magnetic pulse]] warhead and sold it to the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel Alliance]]. In retaliation the [[Imperial-class Star Destroyer/Legends|Imperial Star Destroyer]] [[Glory (Imperial-class)|''Glory'']] invaded the sector and seized the corporation's deep-space research facility. During the [[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]], many people sought refuge in the Corporate Sector; however, it was not long before those people discovered that the Corporate Sector was far more stark than the Empire.

In the wake of the [[Battle of Endor/Legends|Battle of Endor]] and the Emperor's death, the Corporate Sector tried to remain neutral and sold products to both the [[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]] and the remnants of the Empire. The New Republic, however, was too burdened with establishing a new government to sign a long-lasting partnership with the corporate-minded fiefdom&mdash;especially since some in the New Republic boycotted the CSA for being just as bad as, if not even worse than, the Empire.

==Government and politics==
[[File:CSAOrgChart.jpg|thumb|right|150px|CSA organizational chart]]
The government of the Corporate Sector Authority was made up of several powerful corporations. These companies were managed by the [[Executive Directorship Board|Direx Board]], which was made up of 55 members, all of whom were high-ranking business executives. The Direx Board was led by the [[ExO]], or [[Executive officer/Legends|Executive officer]], and other posts included [[Prex]] (President), [[Viceprex/Legends|Viceprex]], [[Auditor-General]] and the Imperial Advisor that represented the interests of the Galactic Empire. The monetary authority of the Corporate Sector was the [[Authority Currency Exchange]]. [[Etti IV/Legends|Etti IV]] was the administrative center for the sector as well as a major trading crossroads.<ref name="HSATCSSB" />

As with its other client states, the Galactic Empire maintained an embassy in the Corporate Sector.<ref>''[[Lords of the Expanse]]''</ref>

==Economy==
''(For a list of companies that were affiliated with the Corporate Sector Authority, go [[:Category:Corporate Sector Authority affiliates|here]])''

''(For a list of companies that were Signatory Sponsors of the Corporate Sector Authority, go [[:Category:Corporate Sector Authority Signatory Sponsors|here]])''

==Culture==
The Corporate Sector Authority had much less racial discrimination than the [[Humanocentrism|Humanocentric]] Galactic Empire, although it advertised on the appeal of being free of alien interests. The prevailing culture of the Corporate Sector tended to value a being's financial status much more than their species of origin.

On the other hand, the Corporate Sector Authority historically violated the rights of sentient beings. The CSA possessed exclusive rights to use the sector's resources as it saw fit; the corporations within the region would typically strip a planet bare, often using [[Slavery/Legends|slave]] labor or destroying the world's natural environment in the process. The majority of the Authority's residents consisted of the working class; citizenship, which granted limited "shareholder" rights, was purchased, putting it out of the reach of most laborers. Labor relationships were extremely poor, and most people lived in impoverished conditions; one of the most severe crimes in the Corporate Sector was to form, or even attempt to organize, a labor union.

==Military==
{{Main|Security Division}}
[[File:SecurityPolice-HanSoloAndTheCorporateSectorSourcebook.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Espos terrorizing citizens]]
The Security Division of the Corporate Sector Authority was responsible for law enforcement and the defense of the CSA's territories. The police of the CSA, known as [[Security Police|Espos]], had a reputation for brutality. Many of those convicted of political crimes within the Sector were sentenced to terms at a secret prison called [[Stars' End/Legends|Stars' End]].

The Security Division also maintained [[Picket Fleet/Legends|a large fleet]] to patrol their territory, that consisted of relatively outdated vessels bought from Imperial surplus stock.<ref name="HSATCSSB" /> The fleet's operators were trained by advisors from system defense navies that still utilized the aging designs.<ref name="HSATCSSB" /> Ships included first-generation [[Victory I-class Star Destroyer/Legends|''Victory-I''-class Star Destroyers]], ''Invincible''-class Dreadnaught cruisers,<ref name="HSATCSSB" /> and [[Marauder-class corvette|''Marauder''-class corvettes]]. The [[IRD starfighter|Authority IRD]] was one of the numerous types of starfighters used by the Security Division.{{Fact}} The CSA began purchasing large numbers of [[Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser|''Dreadnaught''-class heavy cruisers]] as soon as they were developed. At some point prior to the [[Battle of Yavin/Legends|Battle of Yavin]], the CSA military sold a number of its older Marauder corvettes to the fledgling Rebel Alliance.

==Astrography==
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The Corporate Sector encompassed the area of the [[Aparo sector/Legends|Aparo]] and [[Wyl sector/Legends|Wyl sectors]] in the northeast quadrant of the Outer Rim. The region was chosen for widespread economic development by the Galactic Republic for its lack of native sentient life, a notion that would later prove to be untrue.

The worlds of the Corporate Sector included [[Ammuud/Legends|Ammuud]], [[Bonadan/Legends|Bonadan]], [[Roonadan]], [[Bretta]], [[Duroon]], Etti IV, [[Kalla VII]], [[Kail]], [[Kir]], [[Orron III]], [[Knolstee]], [[Maryo]], [[Mytus VII]], [[Gaurick]], [[Rampa II/Legends|Rampa II]], [[Reltooine]], [[Saffalore]], [[Ulicia]], [[Abo Dreth]], Craci, [[Drog II]], [[Erysthes]], Kuminphal, [[Mall'ordian]], [[Ession]], [[Matra VI]], [[Oslumpex V/Legends|Oslumpex V]], [[Brosi]], [[Colsa]], [[Mos]], [[Thosa]], [[Tol]], and the Trianii colonies of [[Trian/Legends|Trian]], [[Fibuli]], [[Ekibo]], [[Pypin]] and [[Brochiib]]. The Corporate Sector Authority was known to ravage entire ecosystems in their hunt for profits.

==Appearances==
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*''[[Rebel Dawn]]''
*''[[Han Solo at Stars' End]]'' {{1st}}
*[[Han Solo at Stars' End (comic strip)|''Han Solo at Stars' End'' comic]]
*''[[Han Solo's Revenge]]''
*''[[Han Solo and the Lost Legacy]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: X-Wing]]''
*{{Journal|3|Galaxywide NewsNets}}
*''[[Star Wars Missions 19: Bounty on Bonadan]]''
*''[[Star Wars Missions 20: Total Destruction]]''
*{{GalaxyCite|12|Priority: X}}
*{{Journal|15|The Great Herdship Heist}} {{Mo}}
*{{Journal|6|Galaxywide NewsNets}}
*{{Journal|7|Galaxywide NewsNets}}
*{{Journal|10|Galaxywide NewsNets}}
*{{Journal|11|Galaxywide NewsNets}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Instant Adventures|story=Heavy Lifting}} {{Mo}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Twin Stars of Kira (West End Games)|text=''Twin Stars of Kira''|story=Den of Spies}}
*''[[X-Wing: Wraith Squadron]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[X-Wing: Solo Command]]''
*{{Journal|4|It's a Gambler's Life}} {{Mo}}
*{{Journal|6|Relic (article)|Relic}} {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: Dark Empire]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Dark Empire II]]''
*''[[Shield of Lies]]''
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Return to Ord Mantell]]'' {{Mo}}
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==Sources==
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*''[[The Star Wars Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Star Wars Campaign Pack]]''
*''[[Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin]]''
*[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition|''Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game'', Second Edition]]
*''[[Dark Force Rising Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Dark Empire Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Galaxy Guide 10: Bounty Hunters]]''
*''[[The Last Command Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Cracken's Rebel Operatives]]''
*{{Journal|2|Rebel Privateers!}}
*[[Star Wars Sourcebook (Second Edition)|''Star Wars Sourcebook'', Second Edition]]
*''[[Star Wars Miniatures Battles Companion]]''
*''[[Galaxy Guide 11: Criminal Organizations]]''
*{{Journal|6|Scouts' Dispatch}} {{C|As "Corporate Sector"}}
*''[[Alliance Intelligence Reports]]''
*{{Journal|7|Into the Core Worlds}}
*[[Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin'', Second Edition]]
*''[[Galaxy Guide 12: Aliens — Enemies and Allies]]''
*''[[Heroes & Rogues]]''
*''[[The Kathol Outback]]''
*''[[The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook]]''
*{{WEGCite|book=The Best of the Star Wars Adventure Journal, Issues 1-4|story=Rebel Privateers!}}
*{{Journal|10|Toria Tell's Droid Journal (article)|Toria Tell's Droid Journal}}
*{{Journal|10|Wanted by Cracken (Star Wars Adventure Journal)|Wanted by Cracken}}
*''[[Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook]]''
*''[[The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Live-Action Adventures]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded]]''
*''[[Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide]]''
*''[[Gamemaster Toolkit: Live-Action Adventures]]''
*''[[Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised]]'' <!-- December 1996 -->
*[[No Disintegrations (West End Games)|''No Disintegrations'']]
*''[[Pirates & Privateers]]''
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*''[[Gundark's Fantastic Technology: Personal Gear]]''
*''[[Lords of the Expanse]]''
*{{Journal|14|Cynabar's Droid Datalog (article series)|Cynabar's Droid Datalog}}
*''[[The Far Orbit Project]]''
*''[[Alien Encounters]]''
*''[[The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology]]''
*{{EGCite|D|A Guide to Major Manufacturers}}
*{{EGCite|D|Inferno Firefighting Robo}}
*{{EGCite|D|CD-2 Harvester}}
*{{EGCite|D|Mark X Executioner}}
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==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Conglomerates]]
[[Category:Corporate Sector Authority| ]]
[[Category:Corporate Sector Authority products| ]]
[[Category:Interplanetary governments]]
[[Category:Outer Rim Territories governments]]