Anarchy in the U.K.:
The English Experience with Private Protection
by Roderick Long
Explains how the Bohr and the Associations for the Prosecution
of Felons (two private, mutual-aid solutions to the crime problem) worked
in England.
Ancap Mog
by Bryce Bigwood
Assessment of the level of market anarchy in Mogadishu, Somalia.
The Answer
for Africa
by Shafer Parker
Anarcho-capitalism, of course, as Somalia shows.
Benjamin
Tucker's Liberty
The complete press run of Benjamin Tucker's seminal anarchist
journal, which began publication in 1881, in Adobe Acrobat format.
The Decline and Fall
of Private Law in Iceland
by Roderick Long
The downfall of the quasi-anarchistic legal institutions of
Iceland, which lasted from 930 to 1262, was due to not being
anarchistic enough.
Enforcement of
Private Property Rights in Primitive Societies: Law without Government
by Bruce L. Benson
This is a PDF file. You need Adobe Acrobat(TM) or an equivalent program
to read PDF files.
Fraternal
organizations and in a voluntary society
by Caleob King
"This is precisely the role fraternal organizations have played
in the past. The charity work they are usually involved in is
a natural outgrowth of this function. It enhanced the reputation
of the organization in the community and through it the
reputation of its members." (06/02)
Is Somalia
a model?
by Alan Bock
"The conventional wisdom during periods of transition -- or
revolution if the term is appropriate, as may well be -- is that the
most important priority is to establish order. ... So U.S. military
people -- subject to possible problems from 'pockets of resistance,'
a marvelous military euphemism meaning, as nearly as I can figure it
out, guys with guns who want to kill you -- are to be the
establishers and keepers of order, through force exercised as a de
facto, if not necessarily de jure just yet, central government."
(04/29/03)
Libertystory.net
by Jim Powell
A companion site to Jim Powell's book,
The Triumph of Liberty, this site stands on its
own as probably the best single introduction to the
history of liberty online.
Medieval
Iceland and the Absence of Government
by Thomas Whiston
Medieval Iceland illustrates an actual and well-documented historical example
of how a stateless legal order can work and it provides insights as to
how we might create a more just and efficient society today.
Ordered
anarchy, state, and rent-seeking: the Icelandic
commonwealth, 930-1262
by Birgir T. Runolfsson Solvason
An extensive analysis of the medieval Icelandic Commonwealth --
probably the polity closest to self-ordered anarchy that mankind
has ever known. Full text of dissertation.
Private
Creation and Enforcement of Law: A Historical Case
by David Friedman
In Iceland from the 10th to the 13th centuries law enforcement was
entirely a private affair.
Privately Produced Law
by Anonymous
A brief history of privately produced law.
Privatization,
Viking Style: Model or Misfortune
by Roderick T. Long
Property
Rights in Celtic Irish Law
by Joseph R. Peden
This is a PDF file. You need Adobe Acrobat(TM) or an equivalent
program to read PDF files.
Saving the
environment for a profit, Victorian-style
by Pierre Desrochers
"[A] surprisingly large number of Victorians thought it
reasonable to expect both a higher standard of living and
improved environmental amenities .... First among these were
the tremendous successes of entrepreneurs and technologists in
creating valuable byproducts from industrial waste." (5/03)
Review: Vigilantes
of Montana by Thomas J. Dimsdale
by Roy Halliday
The government legal system was so corrupt and inefficient in Montana
from 1863 to 1865 that the noncriminal element of society formed
vigilance committees to restore peace, safety, and prosperity.
R. J. Rummel's Research
Shows That Freer Nations Are More Prosperous and Less Violent
by Roy Halliday
R. J. Rummel offers empirical evidence to support his conclusions.
Somalia and
Anarchy
by Jim Davidson
Somalia has a history of freedom and resistance to statism.
It offers opportunities for libertarian entrepreneurs.
Triumph of
capitalism in Bermuda
by Robert Stewart
Bermuda is politically stable, it is market-friendly,
has low taxation, and limited government which provides
necessary ingredients for prosperity. (02/04/02)
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