Public goods as drivers of growth and development
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Public Goods and Economic Development
Effective provision of public goods is a key element of quality of life. While poverty is frequently measured and conceived in terms of private consumption, this is too narrow a view. Two groups of people with similar private consumption will have very different qualities of life if there are significant differences in their access to safe drinking water or medical care. Mechanisms for effectiv...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Desenvolvimento em Debate
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2176-9257
DOI: 10.51861/ded.dmdo.2.005