Mises U 2025

The Canadian Arctic Fur Trade: A Case Study of Freedom

Tags: Anarchy, Free Markets, Property Rights

07/26/2025 Daniella Bassi

Daniella Bassi tells the remarkable story of the Arctic fur trade as a real-world case study in stateless order. In early 20th-century northern Canada, Inuit and European traders conducted peaceful, prosperous exchange, without government law or enforcement, guided instead by mutual respect, property rights, and natural law.

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on July 26, 2025.

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