services such as national defence, law enforcement, and road building, that are for the benefit of, and available to, all members of the public
Examples of 'public goods' in a sentence
public goods
Another consideration is the cost of public goods.
Globe and Mail (2014)
Governments have many functions, but their primary ones are supplying public goods.
Globe and Mail (2003)
It is instead to provide public goods, like infrastructure, that will encourage business investment.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Gaelic and archaeology, however, need state subsidies to survive as public goods.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
All societies need order, rule of law, a government that provides basic public goods and a reasonably fair distribution of resources.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They are in a unique position to provide public goods that society values - things such as good landscape and biodi-versity.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He had proposed a 100,000 limit, which would have freed up almost 150 million for 'public goods'.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
A city without shared public goods is one where a sense of communal attachment will be weak.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It provides such public goods as a global reserve currency (the dollar) and a system of regional alliances that guarantee collective security against hostile regimes.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
The taxpayer, one hopes, recognises this and realises that, since good research and teaching are public goods, he or she gets value for money.