The book contains the theory and empirical study of force entrepreneurship - the use of organized violence and coercion to obtain a permanent income in a market economy. Power entrepreneurship is considered in the context of creating an institutional environment for a market economy and the formation of the Russian state. This third edition provides an analysis of organized crime groups of the 1990s, private security companies, and interagency network groups of the 2000s, consisting of employees of state law enforcement organizations. The book is intended for sociologists, economists, lawyers, as well as a wide range of experts on post-Soviet Russia.