How would anarchists handle the “public goods” problem?
• The concept and uses of Pareto optimality in economics • The public goods problem • Are anarchists pacifists? • Tolstoyan absolute pacifism • Pacifism as opposition to war • Have there been any historical examples of anarchist societies? • Isn’t anarchism utopian? • Don’t anarchists assume that all people are innately virtuous? • Aren’t anarchists terrorists? • How might an anarchist society be achieved? • What are some addresses for anarchist World Wide Web sites? • What are some major anarchist writings? • What is anarchism? What beliefs do anarchists share? Anarchism is defined by The American Heritage College Dictionary as “The theory or doctrine that all forms of government are unnecessary, oppressive, and undesirable and should be abolished.” Anarchism is a negative; it holds that one thing, namely government, is bad and should be abolished. Aside from this defining tenet, it would be difficult to list any belief that all anarchists hold. Just as atheists might support or oppos
