Analytical framework

Government failure

When markets fail, the Government may take action to correct the market failure, for the broad purpose of improving social good. Sometimes the Government’s response results in
unintended consequences or perverse incentives however, with the negative effects of the response outweighing the positive good.

This policy project uses Mintrom’s analytical framework for government failure [1] to identify barriers and assess policy alternatives for reducing gambling-related harm and the reliance by community groups on funding generated through gambling profits.