What If There Was No Government?

"While the anarchy in Somalia conjures up images of everyone living a Mad Max kind of life, the economy, and some living standards, have actually improved since the government disappeared in 1991. Sure, there are more bandits and warlords, but there have always been bandits and warlords. What has been missing is a central government that, as is often the case in Africa, takes more than it gives. With the government gone, all manner of economic activity got going without the usual official interference."