Book description
Imagine a system in which a private company offers you protection of life, liberty and property as a "government service provider". This service includes internal and external security, a legal and regulatory framework and independent dispute resolution. You pay a contractually fixed fee for these services per year. The government…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Free Private Cities as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book lays out the logic of governance without state-sanctioned governments.
For those not already convinced, it explains in detail how society functions, at its best, when run by a private corporation rather than entities with monopoly of force.
In the world of commerce at large, those who serve reaps the rewards. Governance is supposed to be about service.
When incentives of service align with those of profits, the probability of good governance is at its highest.
From Lotta's list on special economic zones and private jurisdictions.
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