- 2.1. Guide to the Chapter
- 2.2. General Definitions: The Basic Concepts of the Framework
- 2.3. The Dominant Principle of State Functioning
- 2.4. Conceptualization of States Running on Elite Interest
- 2.4.1. Interpretative Layers: What is the Nature of the Ruling Elite?
- 2.4.2. Interpretative Layers: What is the Action Targeting State Institutions?
- 2.4.3. Interpretative Layers: What is the Action Targeting Property?
- 2.4.4. Interpretative Layers: What is the Legal Status of Elite-Interested Action?
- 2.4.5. Combining Layers of Different Dimensions: Defining the Mafia State
- 2.4.6. Constitutional State vs. Mafia State: Normativity and Discretionality
- 2.5. Challenges to the Monopoly of Violence
- 2.6. The Invisible Hand and the Grabbing Hand: A Comparative Framework for State Types