public goods

British  

plural noun

1. services such as national defence, law enforcement, and road building, that are for the benefit of, and available to, all members of the public

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Example Sentences

Not all regulations are smart and good regulations, and I think it's important for us as a party to understand and appreciate that if we're going to invest in our communities, if we want to invest in our communities and invest in public goods, that we make sure that investment actually materializes.

From Salon

"This has left many farmers feeling frustrated and let down, with no clear opportunity to be rewarded for delivering public goods in the near future," he said.

From BBC

In California, a state that “embodied the promise of American mobility” like no other, Ralph Nader began a campaign in the late 1960s to limit the conversion of “public goods into private assets” by discouraging real estate development and thus preserving the environment.

From Los Angeles Times

Church-state separation is worth defending not necessarily because of the principle in and of itself, but because it helps protect public goods.

From Slate

"Federal statistics are information infrastructure for our economy. They promote good evidence based decision making in many, many spheres, and are mechanism for us to jointly decide on what are the public goods — roads, national defense, clean air — that we need, and to then make sure that we have them so that our country functions effectively," Groshen said.

From Salon