Preface: A mainstream economist discovers his blind spots
Introduction: Like dives before Lazarus
Part I: The myth. Our national economic mythology
Public belief in the myth : a survey of polling results
An origin story for the myth : roots in the founding of the republic
Part II: The facts. How broken are we? : low (and unequal) incomes
How broken are we? : the distribution of wealth
Broken work : the prevalence and characteristics of "low-quality jobs
The rest of the story : more signs of brokenness
Part III: The myth versus the facts. Evidence against the the myth
This is not the only way : international comparisons
Part IV: Broken by design : how we have chosen to create and sustain our broken system
The history of systems that have been shaped by the myth
Part V: The wreckage. The loss looking forward
The loss looking backward
Part VI: What are you prepared to do? : the way forward. Change the narrative
How to get there : a program to build human and financial capital
The other half of the battle : implementation matters
Conclusion: A vision of opportunity.
