This is the origin of almost all government, and today’s mafia protection rackets are all in the process of evolving into government. The Mafia itself emerged in Sicily in a time of lawlessness when property rights were insecure and plentiful ex-soldiers were prepared to offer their services as paid protectors. The Russian mafia emerged in the 1990s in a similar way: a lawless time, a lot of ex-soldiers looking for work.
