Comments on: Anarchy Unbound, or: Why Self-Governance Works Better than You Think http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/08/06/peter-t-leeson/anarchy-unbound-or-why-self-governance-works-better-than-you-think/ Big Ideas for a Better World Fri, 5 Sep 2008 10:24:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: A Second Hand Conjecture » News Brief, Techno Dracula Edition http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/08/06/peter-t-leeson/anarchy-unbound-or-why-self-governance-works-better-than-you-think/#comment-111120 A Second Hand Conjecture » News Brief, Techno Dracula Edition Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:52:42 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/08/06/peter-t-leeson/anarchy-unbound-or-why-self-governance-works-better-than-you-think/#comment-111120 [...] known anarcho-libertarian paradise Somalia is now facing widespread starvation thanks to… wait for it… population [...] […] known anarcho-libertarian paradise Somalia is now facing widespread starvation thanks to… wait for it… population […]

]]> By: Beard Of Wisdom.com » Anarchy Unbound http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/08/06/peter-t-leeson/anarchy-unbound-or-why-self-governance-works-better-than-you-think/#comment-104075 Beard Of Wisdom.com » Anarchy Unbound Mon, 10 Sep 2007 06:21:15 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/08/06/peter-t-leeson/anarchy-unbound-or-why-self-governance-works-better-than-you-think/#comment-104075 [...] smart people on the subject) so I’ll just point to two of the opening essays of interest. Leeson’s opening salvo is a particularly good presentation of the case for at least considering anarchy as a viable [...] […] smart people on the subject) so I’ll just point to two of the opening essays of interest. Leeson’s opening salvo is a particularly good presentation of the case for at least considering anarchy as a viable […]

]]> By: DYSPEPSIA GENERATION » Blog Archive » Anarchy Unbound, or: Why Self-Governance Works Better than You Think http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/08/06/peter-t-leeson/anarchy-unbound-or-why-self-governance-works-better-than-you-think/#comment-99487 DYSPEPSIA GENERATION » Blog Archive » Anarchy Unbound, or: Why Self-Governance Works Better than You Think Sat, 25 Aug 2007 22:38:14 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/08/06/peter-t-leeson/anarchy-unbound-or-why-self-governance-works-better-than-you-think/#comment-99487 [...] Read it. I haven’t linked a pure libertarian piece in a while, so this is it. [...] […] Read it. I haven’t linked a pure libertarian piece in a while, so this is it. […]

]]> By: Lila Rajiva: The Mind-Body Politic » Libertarian Living: Angolan trade in the 19th century http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/08/06/peter-t-leeson/anarchy-unbound-or-why-self-governance-works-better-than-you-think/#comment-98120 Lila Rajiva: The Mind-Body Politic » Libertarian Living: Angolan trade in the 19th century Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:24:22 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/08/06/peter-t-leeson/anarchy-unbound-or-why-self-governance-works-better-than-you-think/#comment-98120 [...] More by Peter Leeson at Cato Unbound via Strike the Root. [...] […] More by Peter Leeson at Cato Unbound via Strike the Root. […]

]]> By: Brief Essays With Pictures » Blog Archive » Good Times With Peter Leeson http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/08/06/peter-t-leeson/anarchy-unbound-or-why-self-governance-works-better-than-you-think/#comment-97757 Brief Essays With Pictures » Blog Archive » Good Times With Peter Leeson Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:16:23 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/08/06/peter-t-leeson/anarchy-unbound-or-why-self-governance-works-better-than-you-think/#comment-97757 [...] To read Peter Leeson’s defense of anarchy, you’d come away from it thinking that anarchy was actually a good idea. And although I have numerous objections to his work, my friend Josh does a far better job of dissecting Leeson’s work. But I wanted to object to one particular argument that Leeson, and his other anarcho-capitalists, frequently make: that negative behaviors are no big deal in the long run. [...] […] To read Peter Leeson’s defense of anarchy, you’d come away from it thinking that anarchy was actually a good idea. And although I have numerous objections to his work, my friend Josh does a far better job of dissecting Leeson’s work. But I wanted to object to one particular argument that Leeson, and his other anarcho-capitalists, frequently make: that negative behaviors are no big deal in the long run. […]

]]> By: Peenie Wallie http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/08/06/peter-t-leeson/anarchy-unbound-or-why-self-governance-works-better-than-you-think/#comment-97288 Peenie Wallie Sat, 18 Aug 2007 15:28:19 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/08/06/peter-t-leeson/anarchy-unbound-or-why-self-governance-works-better-than-you-think/#comment-97288 <strong>Anarchy in August</strong> Peter Leeson at the CATO Institute makes a compelling argument for anarchy. It's definitely worth reading, although, in many cases, he points to instances where invidiuals and/or small groups organized themselves, creating rules, laws, and systems of ... Anarchy in August

Peter Leeson at the CATO Institute makes a compelling argument for anarchy. It’s definitely worth reading, although, in many cases, he points to instances where invidiuals and/or small groups organized themselves, creating rules, laws, and systems of …

]]> By: The Volokh Conspiracy http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/08/06/peter-t-leeson/anarchy-unbound-or-why-self-governance-works-better-than-you-think/#comment-97014 The Volokh Conspiracy Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:14:19 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/08/06/peter-t-leeson/anarchy-unbound-or-why-self-governance-works-better-than-you-think/#comment-97014 <strong>Debating the Case for Anarchy:</strong> At Cato Unbound, economist Peter Leeson has summarized some of his innovative research showin... Debating the Case for Anarchy:

At Cato Unbound, economist Peter Leeson has summarized some of his innovative research showin…

]]> By: say it aint so « weblog http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/08/06/peter-t-leeson/anarchy-unbound-or-why-self-governance-works-better-than-you-think/#comment-97013 say it aint so « weblog Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:55:51 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/08/06/peter-t-leeson/anarchy-unbound-or-why-self-governance-works-better-than-you-think/#comment-97013 [...] say it aint so August 17th, 2007 This month the Cato Institute discusses anarchy. This guy writes a piece in which Somalia is used as an example of “Anarchy (well, capitalist anarchy) works better than you think”. I read it and was confused, then i read his paper (pdf) on the same issue and was even more confused. [...] […] say it aint so August 17th, 2007 This month the Cato Institute discusses anarchy. This guy writes a piece in which Somalia is used as an example of “Anarchy (well, capitalist anarchy) works better than you think”. I read it and was confused, then i read his paper (pdf) on the same issue and was even more confused. […]

]]> By: Positive Liberty » On Government as an Event http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/08/06/peter-t-leeson/anarchy-unbound-or-why-self-governance-works-better-than-you-think/#comment-96383 Positive Liberty » On Government as an Event Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:25:46 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/08/06/peter-t-leeson/anarchy-unbound-or-why-self-governance-works-better-than-you-think/#comment-96383 [...] This month’s edition of Cato Unbound discusses anarcho-capitalism. Here is a passage from Peter Leeson’s lead essay that I found particularly interesting: Imagine you go to a restaurant and order a $30 filet mignon. When your food arrives you take a bite and realize the restaurant has served you a $10 flank steak instead. The restaurant has defrauded you. You could take the owner to court; but then you realize that the simple time cost this will entail is not worth what you will recover even if you win. Although in principle government exists to adjudicate this matter, in practice it does not. [...] […] This month’s edition of Cato Unbound discusses anarcho-capitalism. Here is a passage from Peter Leeson’s lead essay that I found particularly interesting: Imagine you go to a restaurant and order a $30 filet mignon. When your food arrives you take a bite and realize the restaurant has served you a $10 flank steak instead. The restaurant has defrauded you. You could take the owner to court; but then you realize that the simple time cost this will entail is not worth what you will recover even if you win. Although in principle government exists to adjudicate this matter, in practice it does not. […]

]]> By: Pausen « The Hairpin Bend http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/08/06/peter-t-leeson/anarchy-unbound-or-why-self-governance-works-better-than-you-think/#comment-96049 Pausen « The Hairpin Bend Mon, 13 Aug 2007 23:25:16 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/08/06/peter-t-leeson/anarchy-unbound-or-why-self-governance-works-better-than-you-think/#comment-96049 [...] Til de stakkels personer, der ikke kan få nok spekulative, halv-anarkistiske indlæg, vil jeg anbefale at smutte forbi Cato Unbound, der for tiden diskuterer anarkiets muligheder og mangler. Peter T. Leeson lagde stærkt ud med det interessante essay Anarchy Unbound, or: Why Self-Governance Works Better than You Think. Efterfølgende kan man læse de resterende indlæg i den interessante diskussion, endnu engang leveret af Cato Unbound. [...] […] Til de stakkels personer, der ikke kan få nok spekulative, halv-anarkistiske indlæg, vil jeg anbefale at smutte forbi Cato Unbound, der for tiden diskuterer anarkiets muligheder og mangler. Peter T. Leeson lagde stærkt ud med det interessante essay Anarchy Unbound, or: Why Self-Governance Works Better than You Think. Efterfølgende kan man læse de resterende indlæg i den interessante diskussion, endnu engang leveret af Cato Unbound. […]

]]> By: Who needs government anyway? « The visible hand in economics http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/08/06/peter-t-leeson/anarchy-unbound-or-why-self-governance-works-better-than-you-think/#comment-95625 Who needs government anyway? « The visible hand in economics Sun, 12 Aug 2007 11:08:21 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/08/06/peter-t-leeson/anarchy-unbound-or-why-self-governance-works-better-than-you-think/#comment-95625 [...] Who needs government anyway? We talk about government intervention all the time, but there are those who believe that governments themselves are unnecessary in modern economies. Peter Leeson says Anarchy, like all political-economic organizations, is riddled with problems. It is not clear that these problems are any more numerous or severe than those that plague governments, however. …Where the state does not provide law, order, or the institutions required to produce these things, private institutions emerge to perform these roles instead. [...] […] Who needs government anyway? We talk about government intervention all the time, but there are those who believe that governments themselves are unnecessary in modern economies. Peter Leeson says Anarchy, like all political-economic organizations, is riddled with problems. It is not clear that these problems are any more numerous or severe than those that plague governments, however. …Where the state does not provide law, order, or the institutions required to produce these things, private institutions emerge to perform these roles instead. […]

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