S STUDY FOR CIVIL SERVICES Neo Marxist theory Hamza Alawi : concept of overdeveloped state : those states are modern and society is traditional there is mismatch between social and political evoltion . The modern state system have been imposed by the colonial masters uunder conditions of colonialism indégenous capitalist class\could not become strong enough to make the state as its instrument . Colonial states can be described as “Bonapartist state”, where the real power lies with-pallicaenecutive indian state uptill 1990's scholars preferred to use the tern{ “ Inspector raj ” Feminist theory of state ism have different approaches. Different schools of femi Liberal feminist: they view state in positive sense and support affirmative action policies by the state in favour of women