What is the difference between The State and The Government?

When talking about the administrative jobs that the government carries out, such as maybe something like mandatory warranty on used car purchases (for example), that don't really appear to be "oppressing one class over the other", would these bodies be considered part of the state, part of the government, or part of something else entirely?

Are state and government even different things?

In the case of capitalist countries, should we reason about the state (the institution/apparatus for oppressing the working class and protecting the ruling class) as a separate entity to the one which handles administrative issues, such as handling public gardens (etc.)?

  • Nakoichi [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    I'd add to that that even a worker owned co-op is a form of government, if it's a good one it's a relatively flat organizational structure but it's still a form of government at the micro level.