▁definition ▁of ▁the ▁characteristics ▁of ▁imperial ism ▁in ▁his ▁short ▁pam ph let ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name . ▁Occ asion ally ▁the ▁stam oc ap ▁concept ▁also ▁appears ▁in ▁ne o - T rot sky ist ▁theories ▁of ▁state ▁capital ism ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁libert arian ▁anti - state ▁theories . ▁The ▁analysis ▁made ▁is ▁usually ▁identical ▁in ▁its ▁main ▁features , ▁but ▁very ▁different ▁political ▁conclus ions ▁are ▁drawn ▁from ▁it . ▁ ▁Political ▁imp lications ▁▁ ▁The ▁strateg ic ▁political ▁imp lication ▁of ▁stam oc ap ▁theory ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Joseph ▁St alin ▁era ▁and ▁afterwards ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁labour ▁movement ▁should ▁form ▁a ▁people ' s ▁dem ocr atic ▁al liance ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁commun ist ▁party ▁with ▁the ▁progress ive ▁middle ▁classes ▁and ▁small ▁business ▁against ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁big ▁business ▁( called ▁mon opol y ▁for ▁short ). ▁Sometimes ▁this ▁al liance ▁was ▁also ▁called ▁the ▁anti - mon opol y ▁al liance . ▁ ▁Ne o - T rot sky ist ▁theory ▁ ▁In ▁ne o - T rot sky ist ▁theory , ▁such ▁an ▁al liance ▁was ▁rejected ▁as ▁being ▁based ▁either ▁on ▁a ▁false ▁strategy ▁of ▁popular ▁front s , ▁or ▁on ▁political ▁opportun ism , ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁in compatible ▁either ▁with ▁a ▁permanent ▁revolution ▁or ▁with ▁the ▁principle ▁of ▁independent ▁working ▁class ▁political ▁action . ▁ ▁The ▁state ▁in ▁Soviet - type ▁soci eties ▁was ▁re defined ▁by ▁the ▁ne o - T rot sky ists ▁as ▁being