Free Private Cities

Imagine a system in which a private company offers you protection of life, liberty and property as a "government service provider".

Titus Gebel outlines this scenario in his book "Free Private Cities: Making Governments Compete For You" in meticulous detail. What would life look like in such a city? What advantages would this way of life bring? How could the citizens organize themselves? What structures would need to be established?

In answering these questions, the author is not vague - he describes in detail how the idea of a Free Private City could be realized. He examines the legal system in such a community, the contractual conditions of citizenship, possible forms of participation, infrastructure, and security. He sheds light on topics such as economics, environmental protection, architecture, and culture. Currency issues are covered in his comprehensive work, as well as questions about social security.

Titus Gebel is convinced: The time is ripe for a new form of coexistence! His idea of Free Private Cities, where participation is strictly voluntary, is gaining international acclaim - across all political spectrums and worldviews. Discussions about a new way of living are taking place worldwide, and there are already initial attempts to put this idea into practice.

The third edition of this book therefore also includes current developments, such as considerations of how a free private city would have dealt with Covid. The author also discusses initial experiences, such as those made in the special administrative zone "ZEDE" in Honduras.

With his eye-opening book, Titus Gebel invites his readers to mentally open up to a completely different way of living.

REVIEWS

“In his book, Titus Gebel has a well-considered answer to all doubts, objections, and criticisms. If Gebel succeeds, he will make many people happy. If he fails, he loses his own money. Fair enough.” NZZ

“A look at history shows that cities have always been a particularly successful organizational form for human coexistence. Free private cities could enrich the urban way of life with an attractive variant.” Wirtschaftswoche

“Its citizens are customers and service providers; authorities and subjects are a thing of the past: the Free Private City could revolutionize human coexistence.” Schweizer Monat

“Gebel's initiative is the most promising strategy for more freedom in a long time, precisely because he approaches his project as a soberly profitable business idea and not (only) as idealistic world improvement.” eigentümlich frei

“There are books that, when read, give the feeling that someone has opened a window in a room that has been stuffy for far too long. Such a book is Titus Gebel's on Free Private Cities.” Acta diurna

“Gebel is not chasing a detached utopia but stands firmly on the ground of what is actually feasible.” Hartgeld.com

“Impressive is the number and differentiation of the solutions presented; they show that this is not a faded utopian at work, but an entrepreneur who knows what needs to be considered and achieved to succeed and assert oneself in the market with a highly complex product.” Prof. Dr. Rolf Puster, University of Hamburg

“Titus Gebel's book is a passionate, knowledgeable, and innovative plea for individuality and decentralization.” Frank Schäffler, MdB