1. The Revolution Settlement and the Rise of the Fiscal-Military State, 1688-1715 -- 2. The Fiscal-Military State and its Discontents, 1715-1815 -- 3. The Limits of the Laissez-Faire State, 1815-1880 -- 4. The Making of the Social-Service State, 1880-1939 -- 5. Total War and Cradle-to-Grave Welfare, 1939-1979 -- 6. The Limits of State Power, 1979 to the Present