So the poster child for this might be David D. Friedman. First of all, he uses this as a thought experiment and a sort of alternate method of constructing a mo

So the poster child for this might be David D. Friedman. First of all, he uses this as a thought experiment and a sort of alternate method of constructing a model. Second, it sort of assumes a frictionless universe in which there is much weaker national/tribal/city-state affiliation. It's a good thing to know about, but I'm skeptical that actual humans as they currently are can handle it.