Purposive Social Change and Interorganizational Networks: The Case of Three Prepaid Health Programs

Authors

Gale Miller, Marquette University
Charles K. Warriner, University of Kansas

Abstract

An important perspective emerging in the areas of community and organizational analysis is the political economy approach to interorganizational relations. This approach treats organizations as seekers of basic political and economic resources which are found in their environments. This approach has special implications for persons interested in the study and/or .implementation of programs of change, because it sensitizes the observer to the problems of political and economic conflict in interorganizational relations. The perspective also offers useful insights into the development of. intervention strategies that minimize the conflicts often associated with social change. In order to demonstrate the usefulness of this approach to socia, change and interorganizational relations, three attempts at create prepaid health care programs in rural areas of the midwest are considered.

Recommended Citation

Miller, Gale and Warriner, Charles K. (1980) "Purposive Social Change and Interorganizational Networks: The Case of Three Prepaid Health Programs," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 7: Iss. 5, Article 9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.1476
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol7/iss5/9