Human capital can appreciate and depreciate, and is both a private and public good.
Adam Smith said you should not trust anyone who professes to trade for the public good.
Rothken responds that many technologies have dual uses, but on balance provide more public good.
But there is so much in a household that is of a public good nature.
Public-private partnerships will fail without strong government oversight and protection of the public good.
Only public officials should make such decisions, because they operate with the public good in mind.
These services may be for individual students, but public schools are a public good.
Gone are the days, it seems, when adult education was seen as a public good in itself.
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To protect political authority or preserve the public good (which often came down to protecting mainstream values).
Companies are increasingly looking at how they can serve the public good while improving their bottom line.
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At others, active government is required to steady markets, help the needy or serve the public good.
And they have demotivated people who like to feel that they are working for the public good.
And, like our own problems, they were motivated by political expediency rather than concern for the public good.
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Essentially, it is the act of performing a public good in a way that screws your competition.
It is about ideas, the public good and doing what is best for the state of New York.
Research is a public good, he reasoned, but there is no reason why undergraduates should pay for it.
And many universities are already collaborating with government and industry to promote economic development and the public good.
But to be fair, there are people who believe in their ideas and want to do the public good.
Livestrong has unquestionably done loads of public good in the fight against cancer.
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The research is paid for from the public purse for the public good.
There are other volunteer software writing projects for the public good out there.
If you are going to work at a nonprofit, you should have as your primary motivation the public good.
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On Thursday, the five-judge bench ruled that public good must take precedence over maximising revenue while allocating natural resources.
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And they need to pressure political foot-draggers to act for the public good.
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Just what constitutes public good remains in the eye of the beholder, however.
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Governments say all this is done for the "public good" because the moves increase property values and, thus, government revenues.
Cities and towns proclaim that controls are a public good, yet they don't compensate the owners for their economic losses.
Greenblatt has had an interesting career post-Ethos, and has done a great job harnessing the private sector for public good.
Sadly, however, those who often seek office are perceived to be self-indulged rather than have the public good in mind.
Critics of antitrust law like to claim that a great company was brought low and no public good was served.
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