The Power Elite and the State
In: Social Institutions and Social Change
Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Social Networks, Power, And The State -- Introduction -- Liberalism, Marxism, and State Theory -- States and Social Classes -- Chapter 2. Does It Matter Who Governs? -- Indicators of Power -- Uncertainty in Organizations -- The Cohesion of Class Segments -- States and Social Democrats -- The Need for State Unity -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3. Business Leaders, Experts, And The Social Security Act -- Introduction -- Corporate Liberalism and Mills -- The Distortion of Corporate-Liberal Theory -- The Social Security Act of 1935 -- Chapter 4. The Wagner Act And Class Conflict, 1897-1948 -- The Origins and Tribulations of Collective Bargaining -- Labor Policy in the Early New Deal -- Who Wrote the Wagner Act? -- Why Did It Pass? -- Implications and Conclusions -- Chapter 5. Defining The National Interest, 1940-1942: A Critique Of Krasner'S Theory Of American State Autonomy -- Introduction -- Krasner's Theory and Findings -- The Council on Foreign Relations and the National Interest -- Discussion -- Chapter 6. The Ruling Class Does Rule: The State Autonomy Theory Of Fred Block, And The Origins Of The International Monetary Fund -- Introduction -- Block's Theory -- The Who, Why, and How of the IMF -- Discussion and Conclusion -- Chapter 7. State Autonomy And The Employment Act Of 1946: An Empirical Attack On A Theoretical Fantasy -- Introduction -- Conflict over the Employment Bill -- Conclusion -- Chapter 8. Class Segments And Trade Policy, 1917-1962: A Challenge To Pluralists And Structural Marxists -- The Pluralists -- The Structural Marxist -- Trade Policy in the Interwar Years -- Postwar Trade Policies -- The Trade Expansion Act -- Conclusion -- Chapter 9. Which Fat Cats Support Democrats?