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Dashrath Manjhi - Carving a path through the hills: A story of Roads without government

Dashrath Manjhi is a man in India who, from 1960 to 1982, is purported to have almost single-handedly carved a 360 foot long, 25 foot deep path through a hill near his village using only hand tools. Toward the end of the project, some of his fellow villagers ...

Streetcars in the North America: A story of Public Transit without government

In the mid 1800s to early 1900s, streetcars in urban centers were primarily provided by private companies. They started with horse-drawn omnibuses and later moved on to cable cars, and then ...

Breakfast Club of Canada: A story of Affordable Meals without government

The Breakfast Club of Canada is a charity founded in the 1990s that feeds children from needy families in Canadian public schools. As of 2018, it claims to receive only 3.6% of its...

EcstasyData.org: A story of Drug Safety without government

EcstacyData.org is a website that performs laboratory analysis on psychoactive substances submitted to them, to make the data publicly available for the purpose of harm reduction and research. It was started in 2001. It is a project of the Erowid...

San Francisco Patrol Special Police: A story of Local Defense / Security without government

The San Francisco Patrol Special Police is a private security organization in San Francisco. They have been in existence since 1847, since before it was added to the city's charter. Over the years, their scope as an...

Guardian Angels: A story of Local Defense / Security without government

The Guardian Angels is a vigilante crime fighting organization. It was started by Curtis Sliwa in 1979 in New York City, and were originally known as the Magnificent 13. Guardian Angels chapters eventually formed ...

The Dublin Juvenile Library: A story of Libraries without government

The Dublin Juvenile Library was a privately funded library, and the first free public library in the United States. It was established in 1822. In 1884 the town voted to establish a tax-funded library. In 1890 the Dublin Juvenile Library was merged into it, ending its status as a privately owned...

Conservation Land Trusts: A story of Natural Resource Conservation without government

A Conservation Land Trust is a organization, usually private and non-profit, which protects natural lands either by purchasing it or via an easement.

Incentives

Dues paying membership

While it is of...

Escrow: A story of Contract Enforcement without government

There are cases where two parties who do not have ultimate trust in each other would like to engage in a transaction that requires disbursements of assets when certain conditions are met. In such a case, it is possible to use a service called Escrow provided by a trusted third party. The Escrow provider collects assets from one or both parties before the conditions...

Auto Accident Injury Claim Arbitration: A story of Courts / Arbitration / Dispute Resolution without government

In the United States, it is possible to settle auto injury cases via arbitration, which is less formal than a state court proceeding. This is done to save time and money that would otherwise be spent on a courtroom trial.

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