'Policy historians, scholars of American political development, and students of social change will find much to engage in this important book.' Eric Fure-Slocum, Journal of American History
1. Politics, markets, and boundaries; 2. Building a government out-of-sight, 1932–1949; 3. 'To create and divert'; 4. Breaching the blockades of custom and code; 5. Bankers in the bedroom; 6. From public housing to homeownership; 7. Markets, marginalized groups, and American political development; Appendix: list of archival sources and congressional hearings; Bibliography; Index.