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I liked seeing this concept "as government loses control of its monopoly on violence." but I can't articulate why... Maybe something to do with a comparison
by FiggyPudding 5y ago
I liked seeing this concept
"as government loses control of its monopoly on violence."
but I can't articulate why...
Maybe something to do with a comparison to organized crime as a competition to a (possibly separately corrupt) government?
- runarberg 5y agoMany definitions of the word state include having monopoly on violence as a necessary (and sometimes also sufficient). A state loosing its monopoly on violence would—by definition—mean that the state has collapsed.
- FiggyPudding 5y agoThanks. That certainly makes sense. The existence of organized crime does represent some failing of the state towards collapse.