Above all , at a time when It Is often said that governments attempt to do too much, questions might be asked about whether or in what specific respects it is likely that government intervention would be both justifiable and feasible.
We shall return to this theme at various points below, Conversely, of course , there will be occasions when the role of the analyst or adviser is to suggest that there are some 'real' problems which merit attention although they have not yet been
recognized or defined as such.