Here we go, this will do:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Irish_lawEarly Irish law is, like the Old Irish language, remarkably standard across an Island with no central authority.
On account of the structure of early Irish society, all law was essentially civil and offenders had to answer only to the victim or the victim's representative. This is important to point out, as in case of serious injury it is in stark contrast to most modern legal systems.
Notice any similarities?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarcho-capitalismIn Rothbardian anarcho-capitalism, there would first be the implementation of a mutually agreed-upon libertarian "legal code which would be generally accepted, and which the courts would pledge themselves to follow." This legal code would recognize sovereignty of the individual and the principle of non-aggression.
I think i'm getting the gist of what you're saying, in which case i think we're pretty much in agreement. I assumed you meant something far more extreme, as in "a state bound purely through the workings of the free market system," but i see now that's not the case. Many similar "market states," as you define them, have existed. I assumed you were speaking of more recent examples, frankly -- let's say post-industrial revolution. I'm not sure if i could see a similar "market states" succeeding today, though, for any appreciable length of time, before failing through some internal, or (much more likely) external causes.
But that's a different argument. Fun reads BTW, thanks. Not a History buff, but fun reads nonetheless.
