1. Continuity and Change -- 2. How the U.S. Economy works -- 3. The U.S. Economy: A Brief History -- 4. Small Business and the Corporation -- 5. Stocks, Commodities and Markets -- 6. The Role of the Government in the Economy -- 7. Monetary and Fiscal Policy -- 8. American Agriculture: Its changing significance -- 9. Labor in America: The workers's role -- 10. Foreign trand and global economic policies -- 11. Afterword: beyond economics -- 12. Glossary of Economic terms