Failures possibly lead to unintended consequences

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Considering the principal-agent relationship, in what ways could a government's attempt to mitigate market failures possibly lead to unintended consequences or even other forms of market failure? Could you provide examples where government intervention resulted in exacerbating the situation rather than mitigating it?

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