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. Power (Social sciences)
3. Leadership
4. United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-1993