Part I : Power in American Society -- Elitism in a democracy -- Part II : Institutional leadership in America -- The corporate directors -- The governing circles -- The newsmakers -- The civic establishment -- Part III : The structure of institutional elites -- Interlocking and specialization at the top -- Elite recruitment: getting to the top -- Conflict and consensus among institutional leaders -- How institutional leaders make public policy -- Institutional elites in America

1. Elite (Social sciences) -- United States
2. United States -- Politics and Government -- 1981-1989
3. Power (Social sciences)
4. Leadership