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Free Private Cities: Making Governments Compete For You
- De: Titus Gebel
- Narrado por: Scott R. Pollak
- Duración: 11 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 24
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 23
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 service provider, as the operator of the community, cannot unilaterally change this "citizens' contract" with you later on.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Wasted opportunity.
- De Meg G. en 06-24-19
Wasted opportunity.
Revisado: 06-24-19
I'm a big fan of the private city movement, and so expected to like this book. I particularly hoped to find out something new or interesting, or hear nuanced arguments on their governance. Unfortunately, the book was short on argument... and long on both Islamophobia and strawmen. There's no way the author can pass an ideological Turing test for virtually any of the things he railed against.
As such, I'm confused about what the target audience was. It didn't go deep enough into the political philosophy or practical aspects of private cities to convince anyone who wasn't already there, and it didn't even attempt to make arguments for most of its pronouncements, so it's not intended for anyone outside the author's bubble either.
So I'm puzzled -- did he write a whole book just for the half-dozen people who both agree with him and share his fear of a world Caliphate? I wish I hadn't spent money on this. I hope no one reads this and thinks it represents libertarianism.
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