Should the state be invested with greater power in Western governments? Should state power be pulled back?

Assignment Question

Marx argues that the rise of class solidarity removes the risk from investing significant power in a centralized state; because the bureaucrats and the workers belong to the same party and class, they share interests. Both Kropotkin and Hayek, in different ways, argue against the administrative state.

Should the state be invested with greater power in Western governments? Should state power be pulled back? Or are we at the correct balance? Why?

Answer in 1500-2000 words. SOURCES: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1847/11/prin-com.htm https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/ch02.htm https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/kropotkin-peter/1900/communism-anarchy.htm https://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2012/05/the-1956-preface-to-friedrich-von-hayeks-the-road-to-serfdom.html