2018-01-312018-01-312013-06ALBERTO, João. O Estado e o poder de classe dos gestores. História & Perspectivas, Uberlândia, v. 26, n. 48, p. 191-211, jan./jun. 2013.e- 2176-4352http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/handle/ri/13565In this paper I present a discussion and reflect upon the theoretical work of João Bernardo, a Portuguese Marxist historian. Emphasis is given on the concept of managers (technocracy) as a dominant capitalist class and their institutional power over the process of the capitalist mode of production. I also further discuss the general organization of the conditions under which production occurs, being it mediated by the institutional Restricted State (public power); or on the control of production and the attainment of surplus value, mediated by the institutional Wide State (companies)porAcesso AbertoGestoresEstado restritoEstado amploManagersRestricted stateWide stateArtigo