, ▁the ▁laws ▁of ▁motion ▁of ▁capital ism ▁and ▁market ▁forces ▁generally , ▁supposed ly ▁can cell ing ▁out ▁the ▁operation ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁value . ▁▁ ▁St am oc ap ▁theory ▁lack ed ▁any ▁s oph istic ated ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁class ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁the ▁real ▁link ages ▁between ▁govern ments ▁and ▁el ites . ▁It ▁post ulated ▁a ▁mon ol ith ic ▁structure ▁of ▁dom ination ▁which ▁in ▁reality ▁did ▁not ▁exist ▁in ▁that ▁way . ▁ ▁St am oc ap ▁theory ▁failed ▁to ▁explain ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁ne oli ber al ▁ide ology ▁in ▁the ▁business ▁class , ▁which ▁claims ▁precisely ▁that ▁an ▁important ▁social ▁goal ▁should ▁be ▁a ▁reduction ▁of ▁the ▁state ' s ▁influence ▁in ▁the ▁economy . ▁▁ ▁St am oc ap ▁theory ▁failed ▁to ▁show ▁clearly ▁what ▁the ▁difference ▁was ▁between ▁a ▁social ist ▁state ▁and ▁a ▁b our ge ois ▁state , ▁except ▁that ▁in ▁a ▁social ist ▁state ▁the ▁commun ist ▁party , ▁or ▁rather ▁its ▁central ▁committee , ▁played ▁the ▁leading ▁political ▁role . ▁In ▁that ▁case , ▁the ▁class - content ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁itself ▁was ▁defined ▁purely ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁policy ▁of ▁the ▁r uling ▁political ▁party ▁or ▁its ▁central ▁committee . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁▁ ▁W ALL - E ▁has ▁the ▁" Bu y ▁n ' ▁Lar ge " ▁corpor ation , ▁which ▁acted ▁as ▁the ▁de ▁fact o ▁and ▁possibly ▁de ▁j ure ▁government ▁in ▁the ▁dec ades ▁before ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁ev