For a bounded linear operator T in a Banach space the Ritt resolvent condit
ion parallel to R-lambda(T)parallel to less than or equal to C/\lambda - 1\
(\lambda\ > 1) Can be extended (changing the constant C) to any sector \ar
g(lambda - 1)\ less than or equal to pi - delta, arccos(C-1) < delta < pi/2
. This implies the power boundedness of the operator T. A key result is tha
t the spectrum sigma(T) is contained in a special convex closed domain. A g
eneralized Ritt condition leads to a similar localization result and then t
o a theorem on invariant subspaces.