Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter One. The Economy of the New World 6
7. Chapter Two. The Other Democratic Economy 38
8. Chapter Three. Tocqueville’s Background in Economics 73
9. Chapter Four. Tocqueville’s Approach to Economic Analysis 100
10. Chapter Five. Pauperism and the Habits of Property 126
11. Chapter Six. Politics in a Democratic Economy 146
12. Chapter Seven. Foreign Affairs and Economic Affairs 173
13. Chapter Eight. Threats to the Democratic Economy 199
14. Chapter Nine. Sorrento and the Return to Thinking 219
15. Chapter Ten. The Economy of the Old World 238
16. Epilogue. Thinking with Tocqueville 272
17. Notes 285
18. Index 337