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Government in the Market system

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Topic updated on 02/14/2019 08:59am

Government role in a Market economy 

  • Allocation/distribution of resources efficiently
  • Distribution of income and wealth fairly/equally
  • Formulation of rules and regulations and good governance
  • Stabilization of macro – economic policies
  • Achieving economic development and sustainable development
  • Provision of infrastructural facilities

Actions taken by government to minimize inefficiency in the Market economy 

  • Production of public & welfare goods
  • Prevention of imperfect competition
  • Greater focus on the  prevention of externalities like environmental pollution
  • Ensuring the ownership of public resources

Actions taken by government to Ensure equity

  • Redistribution of income and wealth
  • Limitations on assimilation of wealth
  • Land reforms

Infrastructure facilities provides by Government 

  • Provision of physical Infrastructure facilities.
  • Ex:
    • Main roads
    • Highways
    • Bridges
    • Airports
    • Buildings
  • Provision of institutional infrastructure facilities.
  • Ex:
    • Legal structure
    • Courts
    • Regulatory institutions

 Government Failure

  • When the government intervenes the market economic system it is unable to achieve expected results and it increases the ineficiency in the economy, due to its inherent weaknesses. It is called government failure.
  • Government intervention to  control  market failure causes   government failures.
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