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Anarchy Unbound: Why Self-Governance Works Better Than You Think (Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society) Paperback – July 10, 2014

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In Anarchy Unbound, Peter T. Leeson uses rational choice theory to explore the benefits of self-governance. Relying on experience from the past and present, Professor Leeson provides evidence of anarchy "working" where it is least expected to do so and explains how this is possible. Provocatively, Leeson argues that in some cases anarchy may even outperform government as a system of social organization, and demonstrates where this may occur. Anarchy Unbound challenges the conventional self-governance wisdom. It showcases the incredible ingenuity of private individuals to secure social cooperation without government and how their surprising means of doing so can be superior to reliance on the state.

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"In the best tradition of Coase, Peter Leeson shows how, in most surprising times and places, individuals managed to organize their lives and affairs cooperatively without any help from government. The history in this book is fascinating; the economics is powerful; and the writing is beautiful."
Andrei Shleifer, Harvard University

"With compelling arguments and examples from many different times and societies, Leeson shows how bottom-up institutions of governance work and why their results are often better than what governments achieve. The book is fascinating reading for all economists, and will be an eye-opener to many."
Avinash Dixit, Princeton University, author of Lawlessness and Economics

"A lively, insightful, and masterly work. In taking aim at Thomas Hobbes' view that governments are invariably essential, Leeson invokes historical examples such as the institution of Caribbean pirates and sociological concepts such as social distance. It is rare for an economist to offer riches to social scientists of every stripe."
Robert C. Ellickson, Meyer Professor of Property Law, Yale Law School

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Series: Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society
Paperback: 270 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (April 7, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1107629705
ISBN-13: 978-1107629707
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.7 x 9 inches
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Average Customer Review: 4 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #312,487 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #63 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Politics & Government > Ideologies & Doctrines > Anarchism
- #4158 in Books > Business & Money > Economics

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Free people forming voluntary alliances offer a better measure of beneficial social control over truly destructive behaviors ...

ByLee Robinsonon December 17, 2014

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This is gong to be one of the most important books for moving people to an important understanding. That understanding is that people are peaceful, altruistic (with reciprocity seeking) and cooperative. Free people forming voluntary alliances offer a better measure of beneficial social control over truly destructive behaviors than government. Government tends to have motivation contrary to order and that are productive of destructive chaos - chaos with a departmental seal, a coerced-money budget, and an comforting organizational chart.

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Excellent, subtle, and powerful exploration into the sources of social order

ByIsaac Morehouseon May 30, 2014

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Leeson puts together an amazing set of papers studying order in the most unlikely places. It will take decades for the main thesis of this books to really sink in, but when it does, it will radically change the foundational assumptions in the social sciences. Contra Hobbes and nearly every economist and political theorist since, Leeson shows that absent a coercive monopoly (a state), humans can, have, and still do cooperate peacefully and efficiently given the constraints they face. Leeson shows how complex institutions emerge to handle conflicts and bring about order, and how these institutions are often robust, nuanced, firm, flexible, and adaptive to the changing needs of the communities in which they emerge.

When it comes to comparative political economy and the much needed application of rational choice theory to historical and sociological studies, Leeson is the best in the business. It will take a little time after you read it for the implications of these simple yet radical discoveries to sink in.

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Interesting, but not a vital read.

ByShane C. Pruyneon February 27, 2015

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The idea that "anarchy works better than you think" sets a pretty low bar to overcome. Leeson looks to the root of the word anarchy, the Greek 'anarkos' which means "without a ruler". Once this is clarified, he picks examples from many diverse sources to show how societies have functioned "without a ruler". These were not always perfect, but usually better than life with no form of governance at all.

I liked the chapters of privateers and the one on pirate constitutions. Those were both interesting. The last section, on Somalia without a government was interesting as well, but Leeson started to beat me over the head with comparing high government - high anarchy and low government - low anarchy and it just got to be too much of a goodish thing. Interesting, but not a vital read.

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Not worth the price

ByJonon February 28, 2015

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Was thinking this would be a decent read… but $25 for a paperback book that's less than 300 pages? Cmon. Some of us are college students

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