Education, Social Security and Growth.

The desirability of Government intervention in the functioning of a competitive economy arises in cases where the attained competitive equilibria are inefficient or fail to achieve certain important social goals. In the twentieth century, we witnessed a worldwide phenomena of intervention by governments in the provision of education and social security. In most countries it is not only that a certain level of education is mandatory and is provided by the government but also the higher education is heavily subsidized.