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{{about|the concept of the [[Sovereign state|state]] in a capitalist system|variants of capitalism based on state-owned business|state capitalism|}}
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The '''capitalist state''' is the [[state (polity)|state]], its functions and the form of organization it takes within [[Capitalist mode of production (Marxist theory)|capitalist socioeconomic systems]].<ref name="Recent theories of the capitalist State, 1977">Jessop, Bob (January 1977). "Recent Theories of the Capitalist State". ''Soviet Studies''. 1: 4. pp. 353–373.</ref> This concept is often used interchangeably with the concept of the modern state, though there are many differences in sociological characteristics among capitalist states despite their common functions.<ref name="Morishima 1976, 1">Morishima, Michio (1976). [https://books.google.com/books?id=aC45AAAAIAAJ ''The Economic Theory of Modern Society'']. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 1. {{ISBN|0-521-21088-7}}.</ref>