Free Private Cities
Book • 2018
Titus Gebel's 'Free Private Cities: Making Governments Compete for You' argues for a model where private companies establish and run autonomous cities under contractual law, competing to provide better governance.
Gebel draws on legal, economic, and historical examples to propose that contractual, for-profit governance can align incentives to deliver efficient public goods and protection of rights.
The book outlines mechanisms for resident contracts, dispute resolution, and interactions with host nation sovereignty, aiming to create alternatives to traditional state-run governance.
It presents both theoretical foundations and practical steps for creating such city-states, addressing criticisms and legal hurdles.
Gebel's work has been influential among advocates of market-based governance experiments and has inspired several real-world projects and discussions.
Gebel draws on legal, economic, and historical examples to propose that contractual, for-profit governance can align incentives to deliver efficient public goods and protection of rights.
The book outlines mechanisms for resident contracts, dispute resolution, and interactions with host nation sovereignty, aiming to create alternatives to traditional state-run governance.
It presents both theoretical foundations and practical steps for creating such city-states, addressing criticisms and legal hurdles.
Gebel's work has been influential among advocates of market-based governance experiments and has inspired several real-world projects and discussions.
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