The zones would permit companies with large areas of land to form governments carrying the same authority as counties, including the ability to impose taxes, form school districts and courts and provide government services.
what the fuck what the fuck what the fuck
I’m sure in the USA this is normal. It’s how cities and municipalities are born - somebody buys a a plot of land in the desert, found a local government, and sells off chunks to property investors.
So you’ve had cities owned by religious fanatics.
It’s also how universities etc can have their own police forces.