Introduction; 1. The Evolving of Progressive Types of Society; 2. The Main Types of Capitalism So Far Evolved; 3. Explaining Patterns in Societal Progress; 4. The Lessons of History; 5. A Conceptual Structure for Societal Process Analysis; 6. Liberal Market Democratic Capitalist; 7. The State-Directed Form: China; 8. Lessons from the Comparisons; 9. Implications for an Unknown Future; References.