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Anarchy in Practice (for those of you who think that anarchy is not a Real option)

From Wikipedia Anarchy in Somalia

"In the absence of functioning governmental institutions and regulations, voluntary non-coercive alternatives emerged. Commentators identify evidence of areas where the private sector adapted to the stateless environment. A 2004 World Bank study of the Somalian economy concluded that "it may be easier than is commonly thought for basic systems of finance and some infrastructure services to function where government is extremely weak or absent."[15] The New York Times referred to post-state Mogadishu as "the ultimate example of deregulation,"[16] noting that "[g]utsy entrepreneurs, including some women, opened their own hospitals, schools telephone companies, power plants and ports."[16]"

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Better Living conditions

"In 2005, Somalia ranked in the top 50 percent in six of our 13 measures, and ranked near the bottom in only three: infant mortality, immunization rates, and access to improved water sources. This compares favorably with circumstances in 1990, when Somalia last had a government and was ranked in the bottom 50 percent for all seven of the measures for which we had that years data: death rate, infant mortality, life expectancy, main telephone lines, tuberculosis, and immunization for measles and DTP."

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"Electricity is provided even in smaller towns that lacked electricity before 1991."

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Free Press

"Since the fall of the government, dozens of private newspapers, radio and television stations mushroomed (Mogadishu has two fiercely competing TV stations[19]), with private radio stations or newspapers in almost all major towns."

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Better Transportation

In 1989, before the collapse of the government, the national airline had only one airplane. Now there are approximately fifteen airlines, over sixty aircraft, six international destinations, and more domestic routes in Somalia. According to a 2005 World Bank report, the "private airline business in Somalia is now thriving with more than five carriers and price wars between the companies."[22] Mohammed Yassin Olad, owner of Daallo Airlines, has stated that the absence of government has led to both difficulties and benefits, and commented that "corruption is not a problem, because there is no governmentWe build the airports and we service the airports and we only fly when we are sure it's safe".

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More Schools

"The number of primary schools have risen from 600 before the civil war to 1,172 schools today, with an increase of 28% in primary school enrollment over the last 3 years."

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Better Economy / more jobs

In the absence of a Somali state and its institutions, the private sector grew "impressively" according to the World Bank in 2003, particularly in the areas of trade, commerce, transport, remittance and infrastructure services and in the primary sectors, notably in livestock, agriculture and fisheries.[14] In 2007, the United Nations reported that the country's service industry is also thriving.[4] Economist Peter T. Leeson, in an event study of "the impact of anarchy on Somali development", found that "[t]he data suggest that while the state of this development remains low, on nearly all of 18 key indicators that allow pre- and post-stateless welfare comparisons, Somalis are better off under anarchy than they were under (a central) government." Powell et al. concur that in absolute terms, Somalias living standards have improved and compare favorably with many existing African states, but also report that living standards have often improved "relative to other African countries since the collapse of the Somali central government."[12]

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