Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List Of Figures And Tables xi
4. Preface To The Second Edition xiii
5. Acknowledgments xvii
6. Part One
7. Introduction 3
8. 1. The Case Of The Vanishing Marginals 7
9. 2. The Marginal District: Some Brief Remarks about the Victim 14
10. 3. The Vanishing Marginals: Who Done It? 17
11. 4. A Tale Of Two Districts 29
12. 5. The Rise Of The Washington Establishment 37
13. 6. Back To The Vanishing Marginals: Some Loose Ends 48
14. 7. Some Circumstantial Evidence Surrounding The Rise Of The Washington Establishment 53
15. 8. Alternative Views 67
16. 9. What Lies Ahead? 76
17. Part Two
18. Introduction 83
19. 10. Some More-Than-Circumstantial Evidence 85
20. 11. Confusions And Clarifications 98
21. 12. Underemphases And New Developments 112
22. 13. Looking Back and Looking Ahead 130
23. Notes 143
24. Index 167