"From the Outside In" examines the profound impact of World War
II on American government. The book argues that the wartime and
immediate postwar experiences of the 1940s transformed and
redirected the policies and government institutions of the New
Deal. In a work that makes significant contributions to the study
of U.S. politics and history, Bartholomew Sparrow proposes a new
model of the state and of "state-building." The author applies this
model, which derives from the resource dependence perspective, to
the historical record of four areas of public policy: social
security, labor-management relations, public finance, and military
procurement.
This book is the first to use recently available archival
materials documenting the consequences of World War II for the
programs and political agendas of the welfare state. It is also the
first to apply the resource dependency perspective to the U.S.
federal government as a complex organization. The book will lead
readers to reevaluate the impact of international factors on
American political development, to reappraise the role of the New
Deal in shaping the postwar federal government, and to reconsider
the application of organizational theory to American
government.
"From the Outside In" will be of particular interest to
political scientists, political sociologists, and historians. It
will appeal to anyone with an interest in the comprehensive effects
of the Second World War on domestic policies and U.S. government
itself.
Originally published in 1996.
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