Anarcho-capitalism

The Sovereign Self

«No state: just contracts between free people.»

Takes libertarianism to its logical extreme: abolish the state and hand every service, including justice and security, to the market and voluntary contracts.

In short

On the traditional scale, this ideology sits in the libertarian right camp. The clearest positions are on economy: strongly towards “market”; state: strongly towards “liberty”; devolution: strongly towards “federalism”; foreign policy: strongly towards “pacifism”. On society it stays balanced. Among the other ideologies, the closest is libertarianism (98%).

Principles

Abolish the state
Absolute private property
Services provided by the market

Abolish the state and hand everything, even security and justice, over to the market.

Common criticisms

Rule of the richestWithout a state, those with more resources could buy justice too.

Never triedNo modern country has ever applied it.

Public goodsDefense and the environment are hard to guarantee through private contracts.

Where it comes from

It emerged in the 1960s and 1970s with Murray Rothbard and David Friedman.

Key figures: Murray Rothbard

Further reading: For a New Liberty — Murray Rothbard; The Ethics of Liberty — Murray Rothbard

Position on the 13 axes

Similar ideologies

LibertarianismThe Free Spirit98%MinarchismThe Night Watchman85%Populist libertarianismThe Anti-Establishment82%

Closest parties in Europe

Freie Demokratische ParteiGermany67%

RKP / SFPFinland63%

Sloboda a SolidaritaSlovakia60%

Più EuropaItaly58%

Closest figures

Robert NozickPhilosopher90%

Edward SnowdenComputer scientist and whistleblower90%

Murray RothbardEconomist89%

Ayn RandWriter and philosopher88%

Thomas JeffersonUS President84%

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Positions are estimates based on documented ideas, platforms and actions, updated to October 2026.