1 Introduction 1
2 A Portrait in Oil 11
3 The Private Government of Oil 34
4 Toward World Government 65
5 Private Planning and Public Resources 80
6 The Uses of Public Government 132
7 The Privileges of Power 151
8 The Blending of Public and Private Abroad 182
9 Private Profits and National Security 230
10 Oilmen in Government 267
11 Corporate Statesmanship and Public Policy 310
12 Oil and Politics：The Permeability of Oil 341
13 The Oil Lobby 372
14 Private Pressure and Political Paralysis 395
15 Public Relations and Private Power 428
16 Private Power and Democratic Directions 483
Notes 499
Index 547