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stripping back

falltree

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Neoliberals, the capitalist realists par excellence, have celebrated the destruction of public space but, contrary to their official hopes, there is no withering away of the state in Children of Men, only a stripping back of the state to its core military and police functions.
Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher

Could you help me with the meaning of this part?
... only a reduction of the state to its core etc. The other functions will be "stripped away" (removed).
I agree with The Newt. It means the removing of layers of government leaving only the police and military left remaining.
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