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The State Alone Is Not Enough. the Government Must Stop Founding Companies, and Instead Create Rules and Partnerships with the Private Sector

If the government were in charge of the Sahara, there would be a shortage of sand within five years, Nobel Prize winner in economics Milton Friedman once ironically remarked. This quip is several decades old, but it still reminds us that while the state has an important role in the economy, it also has its limits. A modern perspective...
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If the government were in charge of the Sahara, there would be a shortage of sand within five years, Nobel Prize winner in economics Milton Friedman once ironically remarked. This quip is several decades old, but it still reminds us that while the state has an important role in the economy, it also has its limits. A modern perspective...

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Hospodářské Nnoviny (HN.cz) broke the news in on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
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