Interesting theory: Corrupt officials are *useful* to the Autocrat because:
* Autocrat knows about the corruption, so the official can be deposed at will (“kompromat”)
* Less likely to be high achievers (and so pose lower political threat)
* More likely to lose elections (thereby limiting their power)
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-political-science-review/article/corruption-and-cooptation-in-autocracy-evidence-from-russia/19CF92CBC1451E4E4AF5731A5A1E05AD
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