Assertion (A): The rise and growth of bureaucracy is integrally associated with the emergence of the 'Socialist' state.
Reason (R): Bureaucracy suggests a middle class concept. However, it has been viewed differently by Liberal and Marxist thinkers. While the former have appreciated it as at best a necessary evil, the latter have frankly denounced it and suggested its replacement by a new type of public services under people's bodies or 'Soviets'.

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

C. A is true but R is false

D. A is false but R is true

Answer: Option B