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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