Capitalist economics and the state

[Incendiarism]

Can anybody give me any good literature on the nature of the state and how it serves as the bulwark of capital, protector of monopolies and such?

[Q]

The State (definition on MIA) (http://marxists.org/glossary/terms/s/t.htm#state).
The State and Revolution (http://marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1917/staterev/index.htm).
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State (http://marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1884/origin-family/index.htm).

Hope this helps.