# How does The New State develop the theme of Integration of Occupational and Neighborhood Groups?

> The New State by Mary Parker Follett

## Answer

The New State by Mary Parker Follett develops Integration of Occupational and Neighborhood Groups across the chapters the companion marks for this theme.

The book advocates for a state that recognizes both neighborhood and occupational (economic) groups, arguing that labor, capital, and other functional groups must be integrated into the state's structure to overcome industrial conflict and create a unified, service-oriented society.

The discussion of the specialist and the nut-and-screw analogy illustrates how difference and specialization gain value only through relation to the whole, supporting the integration of diverse groups.

The individual's freedom to enter different groups with different functions illustrates the integration of multiple group affiliations.

The principle of thinking in wholes is applied to local and national interests, suggesting that true service to a small unit (like a town) leads to service to the larger whole (the nation).

## Evidence

- [vii-the-individual](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/vii-the-individual.md): The discussion of the specialist and the nut-and-screw analogy illustrates how difference and specialization gain value only through relation to the whole, supporting the integration of diverse groups.
- [x-society](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/x-society.md): The individual's freedom to enter different groups with different functions illustrates the integration of multiple group affiliations.
- [xi-the-self-and-others-illusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/xi-the-self-and-others-illusion.md): The principle of thinking in wholes is applied to local and national interests, suggesting that true service to a small unit (like a town) leads to service to the larger whole (the nation).
- [xiv-the-group-principle-at-work](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/xiv-the-group-principle-at-work.md): Examines Trade Agreements and collective bargaining as methods for integrating labor and capital, moving beyond compromise toward community and joint control.
- [xv-from-contract-to-community](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/xv-from-contract-to-community.md): The discussion of corporation law and the recognition of group personality reflects the integration of group principles into legal theory.
- [xxii-neighborhood-needs-the-basis-of-politics](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/xxii-neighborhood-needs-the-basis-of-politics.md): Proposes that the neighborhood association should coordinate and integrate other local groups (trade unions, churches, clubs) into a cohesive community life.
- [xxiii-an-integrated-neighborhood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/xxiii-an-integrated-neighborhood.md): The chapter discusses how neighborhood centers integrate various activities (e.g., food conservation, recreation) to give community value to isolated efforts.
- [xxvii-from-neighborhood-to-nation-the-unifying-state](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/xxvii-from-neighborhood-to-nation-the-unifying-state.md): The chapter calls for representation of multiple group types (neighborhood and occupational) in the state, and for conferences that include citizens alongside experts.

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