IV - The Transformation of the State

·        The Marxist myth of the disappearance of the State comes up once again in the program of self-management as an expression of hope for "the appearance of new forms of power" so that "the function and the nature of the State may be transformed" (Fifteen Theses, p. 19).

·        In order that this may be achieved, "a reduction in the attributes of the central power" is envisioned.

-- "Certain functions which now depend directly on the government ... should be transferred to autonomous national agencies or offices. But the greatest possible responsibility should be returned to local, departmental and regional levels" ("Fifteen Theses," p. 22).

·        Even the "organisations de quartiers " (block organizations) will receive some of the powers of the State, which will thereby crumble ("Fifteen Theses," p. 22).