Well, there's always barter between friends and neighbors...
(Actually, the past few years have taught me at least that about the only societal organization with any credibility at all outside of immediate family are those "friends and neighbors"....and maybe not all of them.)
You can only do so much with that, and it is very unwieldy.
(Actually, the past few years have taught me at least that about the only societal organization with any credibility at all outside of immediate family are those "friends and neighbors"....and maybe not all of them.)
That is the conclusion to which I have come as well. If things go bad, you need alliances with good and competent people.