Table: Paternalism, Law, and Contractual Sovereignty

TitleAuthor(s)Pub DatePublisherDescriptionProblems
The Nanny Corporation and the Market for PaternalismM. Todd Henderson2009SSRN Electronic JournalStudy analyzing why populations historically trade political franchise for corporate stability and comprehensive welfare benefits.Tracking the market demand for private all-encompassing welfare bundles over state ones; why corporate paternalism models emerge.
The Sovereign AcreMatch Dawson202512 Tex. A&M J. Prop. L. 45Modern legal examination of how wealth creators use restrictive covenants and property deeds to carve out parallel enclaves.Bypassing local democratic zoning restrictions through private contract mechanisms, property deeds, and restrictive covenants.