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public good  

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  • Public (or collective) goods are commodities that are contrasted with private goods. They are of particular interest because they have features that mean they are often suboptimally supplied. [Source: Encyclopedia of Power; Public Goods]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/public_good

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