Many social scientists and intellectuals around the world have always wondered what the solutions for poverty are and which strategies are needed to achieve the long needed development. Michael Strong explains the roots of this social problem and suggests that the solution lies in free cities, based on liberal principles and anarcho-capitalism. He demonstrates how cities with improved legal institutions in the globe have achieved much greater levels of life for their citizens. In order to establish these types of free societies, Strong emphasizes on the importance of marketing, sales and entrepreneurship.