Jakub Bożydar Wiśniewski is an affiliated scholar and a member of the board of trustees of the Ludwig von Mises Institute Poland and is an affiliated lecturer with the Polish-American Leadership Academy. He holds an MA in philosophy from the University of Cambridge and a PhD in political economy from King’s College London.

• 1. Introduction 2. An Austrian Critique of the Theory of Public Goods 3. Defense as a Private Good in a Competitive Order 4. Law as a Private Good in a Competitive Order 5. Ideas, Institutions, and Preferences 6. The Ethics of Legal and Protective Polycentrism 7. Conclusion

Jakub Bożydar Wiśniewski is an affiliated scholar and a member of the board of trustees of the Ludwig von Mises Institute Poland and is an affiliated lecturer with the Polish-American Leadership Academy. He holds an MA in philosophy from the University of Cambridge and a PhD in political economy from King’s College London.

• 1. Introduction 2. An Austrian Critique of the Theory of Public Goods 3. Defense as a Private Good in a Competitive Order 4. Law as a Private Good in a Competitive Order 5. Ideas, Institutions, and Preferences 6. The Ethics of Legal and Protective Polycentrism 7. Conclusion

Jakub Bożydar Wiśniewski is an affiliated scholar and a member of the board of trustees of the Ludwig von Mises Institute Poland and is an affiliated lecturer with the Polish-American Leadership Academy. He holds an MA in philosophy from the University of Cambridge and a PhD in political economy from King’s College London.

• 1. Introduction 2. An Austrian Critique of the Theory of Public Goods 3. Defense as a Private Good in a Competitive Order 4. Law as a Private Good in a Competitive Order 5. Ideas, Institutions, and Preferences 6. The Ethics of Legal and Protective Polycentrism 7. Conclusion