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Economic: Laissez-faire
Governance: Minimal
Coords: X+3 · Y-3
Economic: Laissez-faire
Governance: Minimal
Coords: X+3 · Y-3
Descriptor
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Voluntarist
“All human relations by consent.”
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§ 01
The Idea
What Voluntarist actually means.
Voluntarism rejects coercion, advocating for fully voluntary governance and markets based on consent and private contracts.
Auberon Herbert pioneered Voluntarism, arguing for a non-coercive government funded solely by voluntary contributions. He opposed taxation and state-imposed regulations, envisioning a society where individuals opt into security and public services without force.
§ 02 · Tenets
Core commitments.
01
All relations must be consensual; no initiated force.
02
Reject taxation as coercion.
03
Private arbitration replaces state courts.
04
Mutual aid through voluntary association.
05
Skepticism of all political authority.
§ 03 · Position
Where it sits on the grid.
Economic axis — X+3
LAISSEZ-FAIRE
Full collectivisationUnfettered markets
Governance axis — Y-3
MINIMAL
Total controlNo state at all
§ 04 · Reading List
Canon & critics.
§ Canon
- Universally Preferable BehaviourStefan Molyneux2007 · ~120 pp
- The Voluntaryist (collected pamphlets)Carl Watner et al.1982– · Pamphlet series
§ Critics
- Government's EndJonathan Rauch1999 · ~280 pp
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