What if corps were allowed to be monopolies but nations were not (ie no territorial/military monopoly for anyone). Well-posed thought expt?
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ever read Vinge's short story 'Conquest by Default' or novella 'The Ungoverned'?
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they're short & deserve reading! but, CBD: 1st contact w/ anarchic galactic civ w/ only 1 law, antitrust, & all earthgovs too big …
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TU: set betw books 'Peace War' & 'Marooned in Realtime', has competing corp protection agencies & oldstyle gov monopolies
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