Overview of the book -- Economic turbulence : what, who, and how much? -- The industries -- Firms, their workers, and their survival -- Firm turbulence and job ladders -- Turbulence and worker career paths -- Economic turbulence and middle-income jobs -- Conclusions and implications for policy

Embarrassed by business -- Big lie #1, the current downturn means the death of capitalism -- Big lie #2, when the rich get richer, the poor get poorer -- Big lie #3, business executives are overpaid and corrupt -- Big lie #4, big business is bad, small business is good -- Big lie #5, government...