Can we say that what many modern nations have right now is, in fact, that "something in between"? Is it possible that what we have now is the natural progressio

Can we say that what many modern nations have right now is, in fact, that "something in between"? Is it possible that what we have now is the natural progression towards a general equilibrium between the role of the state, and the role of capital? Clearly people disagree over the finer points of how it should work, but what about the overall picture?