Public services

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Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by government to its citizens, either directly (through the public sector) or by financing private provision of services. The term is associated with a social consensus (usually expressed through democratic elections) that certain services should be available to all, regardless of income. Even where public services are neither publicly-provided nor publicly-financed, for social and political reasons they are usually subject to regulation going beyond that applying to most economic sectors.

Related Topics:
Service - Government - Citizens - Public sector - Private provision - Social consensus - Democratic - Income - Regulation - Economic sectors

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It is also an alternative term for civil service.

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