Happy to post some links below. I'd also by interested in more good reading in this direction, particularly from someone in political science field (I am not).

Happy to post some links below. I'd also by interested in more good reading in this direction, particularly from someone in political science field (I am not). Iron Law of Oligarchy: https://www.britannica.com/topic/iron-law-of-oligarchy https://www.britannica.com/topic/iron-law-of-oligarchy Selectorate Theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selectorate_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selectorate_theory Rules for Rulers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs The Dictators Handbook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005GPSLHI/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005GPSLHI/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?... The Logic of Political Survival: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/logic-political-survival https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/logic-political-survival