On the governance of "not being governed"

Benjamin Powell; Malavika Nair

doi:10.1007/s11138-010-0105-5

On the governance of "not being governed"

Benjamin Powell, Malavika Nair

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Abstract

The Art of Not Being Governed illustrates that the people of highland South East Asia were not primitive people "left behind" but instead chose their lifestyles in order to avoid the predation of lowland states. This raises the question of how these people who are ungoverned by nation states provide governance for themselves. We explore this question with two related case studies. One examines a nineteenth century Southern Indian banking caste that provided self-governance. The other examines modern-day stateless Somalia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	9-16
Number of pages	8
Journal	Review of Austrian Economics
Volume	25
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11138-010-0105-5
State	Published - Mar 2012

Keywords

Anarchy
Polycentric governance
Statelessness

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Powell, B., & Nair, M. (2012). On the governance of "not being governed". Review of Austrian Economics, 25(1), 9-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11138-010-0105-5

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