Pillar IV: Order Without Authority

This pillar explores different political structures—democracy, monarchy, theocracy, and anarchy—focusing on how governance emerges in the absence of a central authority. In an anarchic framework, market-based institutions replace state functions, ensuring order through voluntary interactions. Private money, evolving from barter to commodity and market-driven currencies, facilitates trade and economic calculation without state interference. Jurisprudence operates through polycentric legal systems, where competing legal providers offer tailored dispute resolution and contract enforcement. Security, driven by market competition, is decentralized, fostering innovation and efficiency. Together, these institutions demonstrate how anarchy functions as a self-sustaining order through voluntary exchange, private property norms, and decentralized governance.