"Some of the chapters of this book, in substance but not in form, have appeared in various magazines ... The ideas advanced have also been presented in a series of popular lectures delivered in ... cities of the middle West"--Pref.

The social problem of to-day -- Wealth and welfare -- The social viewpoint -- Proposed solutions of the social problem -- Competition, natural and industrial -- Cooperation, the goal of industry -- Living and getting a living -- The social problem as a municipal problem -- Labor and learning -- The social ideal -- The higher patriotism -- Religion and the new social order.