From warfare state to welfare state world war i compensatory state building and the limits of the modern order marc allen eisner on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers when american history is divided into discrete eras the new deal stands along with the civil war. From warfare state to welfare state world war i compensatory state building and the limits of the modern order marc allen eisner this book is a product of sound scholarship impressive learning good organization and writing and penetrating analytical power. From warfare state to welfare state reveals that the federal government lagged far behind the private sector in institutional development in the early twentieth century in order to cope with the crisis of war government leaders opted to pursue a path of compensatory state building by seeking out alliances with private sector associations. From warfare state to welfare state world war i compensatory state building and the limits of the modern order by marc allen eisner university park pennsylvania state university press 2000 408 pp cloth 6500 paper 1995. From warfare state to welfare state world war i compensatory state building and the limits of the modern order