“Why didn’t various governments create and publish a plan for what they would do in the event of various forms of financial collapse, before it actually happened?”
Same reason the money that was supposed to go to flood control in New Orleans got spent on more-visible projects. What politicians do is get elected, not solve people’s problems. How would devoting energy to this sort of plan win votes? The sort of person who would even consider this sort of thing wouldn’t be running for office and wouldn’t get campaign contributions if they did.
“Why didn’t various governments create and publish a plan for what they would do in the event of various forms of financial collapse, before it actually happened?”
Same reason the money that was supposed to go to flood control in New Orleans got spent on more-visible projects. What politicians do is get elected, not solve people’s problems. How would devoting energy to this sort of plan win votes? The sort of person who would even consider this sort of thing wouldn’t be running for office and wouldn’t get campaign contributions if they did.