Progress without permission by Robert Chovanculiak is one of the examples of a book that fills the gap of "what would happen if state did not do X". There are many books that theorize how many things could be organized without the state, dreaming of possible market structures that could work. What Robert does in his book is more profound - he looks at what people have actually done when state solution was not available, possible or desirable. From building of lighthouses and bridges as a "public good" to private justice on internet platforms.

This book is very unique and I'm happy it is available in English.

As Frank Braun said (and is quoted in the book): "technologies lead, politicians just follow".

What would happen if the founders of Skype went to ask the telecommunications bureau of Estonia instead of growing to first few million users first? That changed the conversation to a simple "don't want this progress? Sure we can go pay taxes elsewhere"...