Title: Free Private Cities – A new operating system on the market of living together

Author: Dr. Titus Gebel

Abstract

In 2022 the number of displaced people around the world reached 100 million for the first time. While migration policy has been in the spotlight of the public debate in Western countries this humanitarian crisis also strongly affects poor and middle-income countries. 90 per cent of Syrian refugees remain in Syria or among neighbouring countries. Africa hosts almost one-third of the global refugee population.

The concept of Free Private Cities is not only a peaceful and voluntary alternative to the political status quo of current political systems, where the actions of both rulers and the governed are shaped by wrong incentives. It is also a solution to solve the humanitarian crisis at its roots by providing entrepreneurial alternatives for refugees close to crisis countries, and by preventing migration in the first place by offering economic perspectives in Free Private Cities to allow for economic development and prosperity.

Keywords

Free Private Cities; Private Governance; Special Economic Zones; International Cities; Democracy; Social Contract; Taxation; Regulation; Market of Living Together; Competitive Governance; Free Global Cities; Free Global City