Chapter 1 The Purpose of the Enquiry; Chapter 2 The Assembly of Basic Data; Chapter 3 Routes of Entry to the Administrative Class: Promotion from the Ranks; Chapter 4 Routes of Entry to the Administrative Glass: Open Competition; Chapter 5 Other Routes of Entry to the Administrative Class; Chapter 6 The Schools and Universities of Higher Civil Servants; Chapter 7 Social Origin Based on Father's Occupation; Chapter 8 The Occupants of Six Key Posts at Four Dates; Chapter 9 Women in the Administrative Class; Chapter 10 The Nature of the Profession;