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Atlas/Row 9 · Col 9/Anarcho-Capitalist
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§ Cell № 81 of 81
Row 9, Col 9
Economic: Anarcho-cap
Governance: Anarchic
Coords: X+4 · Y-4
Descriptor

Anarcho-Capitalist

“Market society without a state.”

Exemplar ↓
David D. Friedman
David D. Friedman
§ 01
The Idea

What Anarcho-Capitalist actually means.

Anarcho-Capitalism seeks a stateless society where all services, including law enforcement, are privatized and provided through voluntary market exchanges.

David D. Friedman, in 'The Machinery of Freedom,' presents an economic argument for Anarcho-Capitalism, proposing private agencies handle security and justice through competitive markets.

§ 02 · Tenets

Core commitments.

01
Abolish the state entirely.
02
All services — defence, law, courts — provided by markets.
03
Strong property rights as moral foundation.
04
Voluntary contracts as the only legitimate bond.
05
Polycentric law via private arbitration.
§ 03 · Position

Where it sits on the grid.

Economic axis — X+4
ANARCHO-CAP
Full collectivisationUnfettered markets
Governance axis — Y-4
ANARCHIC
Total controlNo state at all
§ 04 · Reading List

Canon & critics.

§ Canon
  • For a New Liberty
    Murray Rothbard
    1973 · ~340 pp
  • The Machinery of Freedom
    David Friedman
    1973 · ~270 pp
  • Democracy: The God That Failed
    Hans-Hermann Hoppe
    2001 · ~310 pp
§ Critics
  • Anarchy, State, and Utopia
    Robert Nozick
    1974 · ~370 pp
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