Sir! Is that your cart there in front of your horse?What is it with you people and markets? It's like a fucking religion. The market can't even function without the state, it has to be propped up and regulated so it doesn't consolidate and consume itself.
Governments attempt to make markets predictable. With things like the great depression and great recession, I often wonder what success they have. I guess the alternative is monopoly and exploitation.
But markets existed before any government. Government could not exist without markets. It's not chicken/egg relationship.