Too much of a generalization I think. There is clearly something out of whack on public infrastructure projects, which have very little to do with "efficient c

Too much of a generalization I think. There is clearly something out of whack on public infrastructure projects, which have very little to do with "efficient capitalistic markets". I'm not sure how you get from there to your statement about "local services" not being addressed by the market. It isn't clear what other things you think are broken. Mainly just suggesting that more specificity would clarify your point.