They create the rules and provide the certifications that allow firms to assure their customers, workers, and neighbors that what they do is safe. They protect creditors and minority shareholders from miscreant managers (and managers from impulsive creditors).
政府还必须组织提供交通、通讯、能源、水和垃圾处理等基础设施。它们运营并监管医疗系统和初等、中等、高等和职业教育。它们建立规则，提供允许企业向客户、工人和所在社区保证安全性的资质。它们保护债权人和少数股东免受恶意管理层（或来自鲁莽的债权人的管理层）的侵害。