There was this really good short story illustrating this: (edited to add: "Cloak of Anarchy", Larry Niven, thx to below).

A park where anything goes ... because sentry robots keep the peace. When the robots break, things get scary quickly.

I've become convinced that a well-governed society is the perfect foundation for a limited anarchist commune set up on property legally purchased. Libertarian, essentially. Or Amish.