# Integration of Occupational and Neighborhood Groups in The New State

> Theme guide for The New State by Mary Parker Follett.

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.

## Where it surfaces

- [VII: The Individual](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/vii-the-individual): 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): 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): 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).
- [The Group Principle at Work](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/xiv-the-group-principle-at-work): Examines Trade Agreements and collective bargaining as methods for integrating labor and capital, moving beyond compromise toward community and joint control.
- [From Contract to Community](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/xv-from-contract-to-community): 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): Proposes that the neighborhood association should coordinate and integrate other local groups (trade unions, churches, clubs) into a cohesive community life.
- [An Integrated Neighborhood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/xxiii-an-integrated-neighborhood): 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): The chapter calls for representation of multiple group types (neighborhood and occupational) in the state, and for conferences that include citizens alongside experts.
- [II: The Occupational Group](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/ii-the-occupational-group): The chapter argues for combining occupational groups with neighborhood units to create a cohesive democratic structure.
- [XXVIII: Political Pluralism](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/xxviii-political-pluralism): Discusses proposals for combining geographical and occupational representation, and the need for ascending groups that compound into a federal state.
- [Political Pluralism and Functionalism](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/xxx-political-pluralism-and-functionalism): Discusses the need to integrate multiple group affiliations (occupational, neighborhood, etc.) into a federated political system without reducing the individual to a single function.
- [Political Pluralism and the True Federal State](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/xxxi-political-pluralism-and-the-true-federal-state): The chapter argues for integrating groups into a larger whole, warning against group particularism and advocating for early unification of interests.
- [XXXII: Political Pluralism (Concluded)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/xxxii-political-pluralism-concluded): The chapter discusses the need to integrate groups like trade-unions and neighborhoods into the state, ensuring loyalty to one enhances loyalty to the other.
- [XXXIII: Increasing Recognition of the Occupational Group](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/xxxiii-increasing-recognition-of-the-occupational-group): The chapter argues for integrating occupational and neighborhood groups, not choosing one over the other, to achieve full representation.
- [Part III: The Dual Aspect of the Group](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/part-iii-the-dual-aspect-of-the-group): The dual aspect of groups highlights how smaller groups integrate into larger unions, reflecting the interplay between occupational and neighborhood affiliations.
- [XXXV: The World State](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/xxxv-the-world-state): The group principle is extended to nations, advocating for a federal world-state built on interdependent national groups.

## Links

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