Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-297) and index
Introduction : the quest for an investors' democracy -- The problem with financial securities -- The "free and open market" responds -- "Be a stockholder in victory!" -- Mobilizing the financial nation -- The postwar struggle for the financial nation -- Swords into shares -- The corporate quest for shareholder democracy -- Finance joins the quest for shareholder democracy -- "The people's market" -- Epilogue : the enduring quest