So far governments have been fairly competent in their number one priority: Securing an area, whether national (policing) or foreign (invasion). However, I honestly don't know whether private sectors would do this better.
Originally Posted by Jimbean
We can also apply the principle by Ludwig Von Mises that government have no price discovery mechanism and therefore cannot allocate resources efficiently.
Public sector tendering?
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