Introduction / G. William Domhoff -- The family office : coordination mechanism of the ruling class? / Marvin G. Dunn -- American Jews : in or out of the upper class? / Richard L. Zweigenhaft -- Upper-class women : class consciousness as conduct and meaning / Susan A. Ostrander -- Can capitalists organize themselves? / J. Allen Whitt -- Declining cities and capitalist class structure / Richard E. Ratcliff -- The development of austerity : fiscal crisis in New York City / Eric Lichten -- Think tanks and capitalist policy / Irvine Alpert and Ann Markusen -- Which business leaders help govern? / Michael Useem -- The corporate community and government : do they interlock? / Harold Salzman and G. William Domhoff -- Organizational analysis and power structure research / Nancy DiTomaso