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What Can’t Private Governance Do?
Leading libertarian scholars discuss the limits of private governance.
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Criminology across States and Nations
Susanne Karstedt looks at comparative criminal justice in U.S. states and the nations of Europe and Latin America.
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How Private Governance Made the Modern World Possible
Edward Peter Stringham argues that private governance isn't a fiction. It's a key, though unappreciated, aspect of modern life.
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Public Governance All the Way Down
Aaron Ross Powell questions what we mean when we say "private governance."
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Private Police and Crime
James Hanley argues that private institutions may be ill-suited to certain forms of governance.
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Private Governance and Low-Frequency Preferences for Violence
Mark Lutter offers some skeptical evidence on the limits of private governance.
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The Importance of Voluntary Governance
Edward Peter Stringham replies to Aaron Ross Powell's questions about private governance.
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Is the Private State Always Parasitical?
Aaron Ross Powell questions certain definitions of anarchy: What if the private always depends on the public?
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When Does Governance Go Public?
Mark Lutter explores some difficult cases that may or may not represent private governance.
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Private Enforcement of Contracts versus Property Rights
Edward Peter Stringham argues that order doesn't necessarily come from governments.