What's the Difference Between the State and the Chieftains?

Alex Aragona speaks with Vincent Geloso as he explores anarcho-capitalist economic concepts and whether there are real life examples to back them up.

References

1. Vincent’s Previous Episode “Should We Care About Equality” on The Curious Task Podcast

Link: https://thecurioustask.podbean.com/e/ep-28-vincent-geloso-%e2%80%94-should-we-care-about-inequality/ 

2. “Private Creation and Enforcement of Law: A Historical Case” by David Friedman

Link: https://www.jstor.org/stable/724116?seq=1 

3. “Are Anarcho-Capitalists Insane? Living Standards under Medieval Icelandic Conflict Institutions” by Vincent Geloso

Link: https://vincentgeloso.com/2020/04/06/are-anarcho-capitalists-insane-medieval-icelandic-living-standards-in-comparative-perspective/

4. “Trade or Raid: Acadian Settlers and Native Indians Before 1755” by Vincent Geloso

Link: https://vincentgeloso.com/2017/08/28/trade-or-raid-acadian-settlers-and-native-indians-before-1755/ 

5. “Dynamics of Interventionism and Economic Development in Quebec before 1854” by Vincent Geloso

Link: https://ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/view/313 

6. “State Capacity and Economic Development: Causal Mechanism or Correlative Filter?” by Vincent Geloso and Alexander Salter

Link: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3294086