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How the American Prison System Reveals the Marvel of Spontaneous Order
Author David Skarbek’s book The Social Order of the Underworld offers a unique illustration of how spontaneous order occurs even in the most unlikely of settings.
Sunday, January 24, 2021
David Skarbek’s book
The book, winner of the 2014 William H. Riker Book Award, explores the ways in which prison gangs are able to provide effective extralegal governance for inmates who have more demand for protective services than state-run prison systems are able to supply.
Because of these limitations, prisoners must often go outside the formal legal system for their supply of illicit products and services. Prison gangs are able to offer a wide variety of illicit products and services – ranging from cigarettes (banned in Californian prisons), to alcohol, drugs, gambling, loans, prostitutes, and mobile phones.