"Presents facts and factors that contribute to economic opportunity, looking at how poor, middle class, and rich have fared in recent decades. Proposes a cost-effective agenda for increasing opportunity, consistent with American values, and focuses on improving lives of the young and...

Introduction -- Capitalism on the brink -- The dangerous inequality -- The outcome of inequality -- The perfect storm -- Shareholder value gets lean and mean -- The way forward -- Stakeholder value is already working -- The time to act is now -- Postscript