> no. the cartels are what you get when you actively block organizations that are serving huge needs (recreational drugs), from access to peaceful means of conflict resolution and contract enforcement.
That’s how cartels get power in the first place, but once they’re there, they’re in the business of preserving revenue streams and territory and thus power.
Once they’re large enough, their raison d’être is no longer simply fulfilling a market need but maintaining and expanding revenue and power, creating market need as required to keep the machine running (e.g. protection rackets)
That’s how cartels get power in the first place, but once they’re there, they’re in the business of preserving revenue streams and territory and thus power.
Once they’re large enough, their raison d’être is no longer simply fulfilling a market need but maintaining and expanding revenue and power, creating market need as required to keep the machine running (e.g. protection rackets)