The state may choose not to produce goods and services directly in markets but to regulate markets in some way. There can be a wide variety of practice here. In the European Union agricultural production is heavily conditioned by financial subsidies paid by European government to farmers. In fact, government may either try do choose to subsidize production by private producers in many markets. Conversely, instead of encouraging more production, government may either try to limit what it considers to be harmful or undesirable forms of output, or it may seek to influence the quality of what is produced. For example, many of the world’s government have begun to show concern about environmental pollution, and have tried to regulate industry so that it pollutes less. There are more mundane illustrations of the same kind of activity: for instance the empowerment by government of health inspectors as a means to ensure that restaurants meet certain hygiene and food preparation standards.