| Acknowledgments | |
| Pt. I | Rethinking Reform | 1 |
| Ch. 1 | Machine Politics and Reform Politics | 3 |
| Ch. 2 | Incorporating Experts | 15 |
| Pt. II | New York: From Traditional Reform to Progressivism | 33 |
| Ch. 3 | Seth Low and Traditional Reform | 35 |
| Ch. 4 | Hearst, McClellan, and Gaynor: Municipal Populism and the Tammany Response | 45 |
| Ch. 5 | John Purroy Mitchel and the Politics of Municipal Research | 54 |
| Pt. III | Cleveland: From Municipal Populism to Progressivism | 69 |
| Ch. 6 | McKissonism and the "Muny" | 73 |
| Ch. 7 | Tom Johnson: Municipal Populism in Power | 82 |
| Ch. 8 | Newton Baker's Progressive Coalition | 101 |
| Pt. IV | Chicago: The Failure of Progressivism | 119 |
| Ch. 9 | Carter Harrison versus Reform | 123 |
| Ch. 10 | Edward Dunne: Municipal Populism and Party Factionalism | 138 |
| Ch. 11 | Busse, Merriam, and the Bureau of Public Efficiency | 151 |
| Pt. V | Conclusions | 169 |
| Ch. 12 | Progressivism, Electoral Change, and Public Policy | 171 |
| Appendix | 185 |
| Notes | 189 |
| Bibliography | 229 |
| Index | 253 |
