Both instrumentalist and structuralist Marxists assert that, within a capitalist society, the state has two main tasks:

a. To facilitate the accumulation of capital and maintain the system by legitimating it in the eyes of the populace.
b. To produce goods and services with minimum impact on the environment and to distribute goods and services equitably.
c. To produce goods for the greatest benefit for the most people and protect workers from external exploitation.
d. To facilitate the functioning of the economic social institution and protect individuals from oppressive inequality.


a

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