Post-Soviet chaos generated a vast supply of private protection entrepreneurs
Evidence
In the Soviet republics, unlike in other former socialist countries, a plethora of candidates—from disbanded Red Army soldiers to unemployed athletes—is clamoring to man the protection market. In addition, ethnic groups with a reputation for private justice acquired in the black market under the communist regime, as well as muscular former party members, stand to take the lead in supplying private protection. — Diego Gambetta, The Sicilian Mafia The Business of…, 671
Categorization
Category: Causal Relationships
- XREF: Instantiation of the supply-side of the Gambetta model: armed/dangerous men whose violence skills become marketable when the state relaxes.
Related
- Post-Soviet state collapse freed security professionals to enter private protection markets. (similarity 0.90)
- Diversified occupational groups spawned the specialized protection industry. (similarity 0.80)
- The mafia can be understood as an industry selling private protection (similarity 0.80)
- Mafia protection is a demanded commodity substituting for trust (similarity 0.79)
- A free market in quality can dissolve the demand for mafia protection (similarity 0.79)
- Mafia behavior is rational once considered as a protection-selling industry under competitive pressure (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- Protection industries flourish where economic transactions are intense
#exemplifies(0.80) — Diego Gambetta, The Sicilian Mafia The Business of…, 207