The always excellent CGP Grey breaks down dynasties work in both dictatorships and democracies. If you've not already seen it, I'd recommend starting with his The Rules for Rules video (https://youtu.be/rStL7niR7gs) where he explains how power is maintained and why leaders do whatever keeps them in power. Governments do not differ in kind but only in the number of essential supporters, or backs that need scratching. The size of this group determines almost everything about politics: what leaders can get away with, and the quality of life or misery under them.
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