>Governments do better at providing public goods (defense, say, or education) Not really. At least not necessarily. Health and education as provided by the gov

>Governments do better at providing public goods (defense, say, or education) Not really. At least not necessarily. Health and education as provided by the government in Brazil is just horrendous. People die in line and student's grades are far, far below private schools. Public security is non-existence, whereas organized communities both poor and rich enjoy relative security with private guards in the streets and electric fences or barber wire on their houses fences. Generals have said Brazil has ammunition for just 1h of war[1]. There was recently a rise in the private education sector, with competition leading to affordable prices for the poor. However, with the current recession I think the sector has slowed to a halt, like all others. [1] http://exame.abril.com.br/brasil/noticias/exercito-brasileiro-possui-municao-para-uma-hora-de-guerra http://exame.abril.com.br/brasil/noticias/exercito-brasileir...