| Title | Author(s) | Pub Date | Publisher | Description | Problems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Nanny Corporation and the Market for Paternalism | M. Todd Henderson | 2009 | SSRN Electronic Journal | Study 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 Acre | Match Dawson | 2025 | 12 Tex. A&M J. Prop. L. 45 | Modern 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. |