Blattman Lessing Tobon Duncan 2022

Gang Rule: Understanding and Countering Criminal Governance

Main Argument:

Christopher Blattman, Gustavo Duncan, and Benjamin Lessing explore how the state governance and gang rule co-exist and possibly compliment each other, despite the differing tactics of eliciting power, through examples of gang presence in several countries, noting how gangs tend to drive out the state and serve civilians.

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