In this view, the "Index of the Dictator" is the lifeblood of the regime. If a subordinate's loyalty index drops below a critical threshold (perhaps because they are caught being too popular or speaking out of turn), they are removed. This creates a system where incompetence is often tolerated, but independence is punished.
data-driven attempt to "change the values of the dictators, megalomaniacs, and thieves" 2. Political Science Datasets (DD Index) In academic circles, the Democracy-Dictatorship (DD) Index was a widely used binary dataset. Index Of The Dictator