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TheorySource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0614 · as of 2026-10-27 · about: Stationary bandit theory · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team

“Olson argued that a bandit who settles and monopolises theft in a territory gains an encompassing interest in his subjects' output, and therefore limits taxation and provides order and public goods, whereas roving bandits have no such incentive.”

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The Political Economy of Dictatorship

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