▁the ▁T rot sky ist ▁definition ▁and ▁this ▁one ▁derive ▁from ▁discussion ▁among ▁Marx ists ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁most ▁not ably ▁Nikol ai ▁B uk har in , ▁who ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁Imperial ism ▁and ▁World ▁Econom y ▁thought ▁that ▁advanced , ▁imperial ist ▁countries ▁exhib ited ▁the ▁latter ▁definition ▁and ▁considered ▁( and ▁rejected ) ▁the ▁possibility ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁arrive ▁at ▁the ▁former . ▁ ▁State ▁capital ism ▁is ▁pract ised ▁by ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁Western ▁countries ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁certain ▁strateg ic ▁resources ▁important ▁for ▁national ▁security . ▁These ▁may ▁involve ▁private ▁invest ment ▁as ▁well . ▁For ▁example , ▁a ▁government ▁may ▁own ▁or ▁even ▁mon opol ize ▁oil ▁production ▁or ▁transport ▁infrastr ucture ▁to ▁ensure ▁avail ability ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁war . ▁Ex amples ▁include ▁N este , ▁Equ in or ▁and ▁O M V . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁limits ▁according ▁to ▁arguments ▁that ▁state ▁capital ism ▁exists ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁wealth ▁creation ▁does ▁not ▁threaten ▁the ▁r uling ▁el ite ' s ▁political ▁power , ▁which ▁remains ▁un th re aten ed ▁by ▁tight ▁connections ▁between ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁indust ries ▁while ▁state ▁capital ist ▁fear s ▁of ▁capital ism ' s ▁cre ative ▁destruction , ▁of ▁the ▁threat ▁of ▁revolution ▁and ▁of ▁any ▁significant ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁system ▁result ▁in ▁the ▁pers istence ▁of ▁indust ries ▁that ▁have ▁out l ived ▁their ▁economic ▁useful ness ▁and ▁an ▁in efficient ▁economic ▁environment ▁that ▁is ▁ill ▁equ ipped