The mafia’s restraint stems from competition and detection fears, not profit limits.
Evidence
- Mafiosi may still be restrained by the desire to avoid rebellion and detection or to discourage less expensive protectors from competing, but not because they are afraid of stealing all “stealable” goods. — Diego Gambetta, The Sicilian Mafia The Business of…, 789
Categorization
- XREF: Ties to the reader’s framework: the mafioso applies Schelling-like credible-commitment restraint — pricing protection to avoid triggering rebellion and cheaper competitors — a hostage-mechanism logic.