Imagine a large, developing nation where several independent, private companies built separate railway lines in the 19th century. Each company used a different track width (gauge). As the nation's economy grew, the need to move goods between regions served by different railway companies became critical. Evaluate the economic consequences of this lack of a single, standardized track gauge. In your response, argue for or against the proposition that government intervention to enforce a single standard would have been beneficial for the nation's overall economic development.