Advocates of the free market would argue that trade came long before any government (it's their claim to ethical superiority, which is based on a state-of-nature claim).
But I agree that government has lots of reasons for existing. That's why overcoming market failure is just one of them.
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Date: 2005-12-29 04:28 pm (UTC)But I agree that government has lots of reasons for existing. That's why overcoming market failure is just one of them.