Does this system really do away with political authority? The protective agencies would need to use force to protect their clients' rights. If my neighbour does not hand back the property when it has been established that it rightfully belongs to me, then my agency will send round its heavies to retrieve it. But still, there is no authority proper, because my neighbour is not obliged to recognize my agency - he can always fight back-and i too can change agencies if i dislike the way mine is behaving. So this is genuinely an anarchist alternative to the state. But is it a good alternative?