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Define public goods

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Collective goods are also known as common goods, so it benefits all its members (The movie been on pay-per-view). Public goods benefits everyone except the people providing the benefit. (i.e. government providing military security for its citizens, but tax evaders free ride on this benefit)

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Definition of public good: a good or service that is provided without profit for society collectively

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An item whose consumption is not decided by the individual consumer but by the society as a whole, and which is financed by taxation.

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