Public Services
A public service is a service intended to serve all members of a community. It is usually provided by the government to people living within its jurisdiction, either directly (through the public sector) or by financing 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, physical ability or mental acuity. Examples of such services include the fire brigade, police, air force, and paramedics. (See also: Public service broadcasting) Even where public services are neither publicly provided nor publicly financed, for social and …
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MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 November 2024 English
The Western welfare state model is beset with structural, financial, and moral crises. So-called scroungers, cheats, and disability fakers persistently occupy the centre of public policy discussions, even as official …
payers who disproportionately fund British public services, the familiarity gap has widened inexorably …
Fraser Institute · 7 November 2024 English
Provincial and federal government debt has grown significantly in recent years. A growing body of literature links government debt to slower economic growth. We provide a three-phase analysis linking government …
standards and improving the provision of public services. However, the causes of economic growth are …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 21 October 2024 English
While IISD's reputation as a convenor, a trusted thought leader, and a go-to source on key issues within the sustainable development field is stronger than ever, the work happening outside …
Trade 880 Belgium Federal Public Services 49 Finland Ministry of …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 21 October 2024 English
While IISD's reputation as a convenor, a trusted thought leader, and a go-to source on key issues within the sustainable development field is stronger than ever, the work happening outside …
Foreign Affairs and Trade 880 Belgium Federal Public Services 49 Finland Ministry of the Environment 36IISD …
UCP: University of Calgary Press · 20 October 2024 English
Essential for understanding and mobilizing public health efforts.
labour markets, austerity and privatization of public services, and trade liberalization).9 We are fortunate … morally bankrupt and excluded from particular public services and resources. More extensively, Indigenous …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 16 October 2024 English
Providing a comprehensive understanding of how different countries are navigating the complexities of maintaining a robust mining sector, supplying the world with critical minerals, and reducing emissions from coal mining …
supply crisis, businesses, households, and public services were faced with longer and more frequent periods …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
The Past, Present, and Future of Canadian Cities explores the historical functions of municipalities, their current ability to tackle major problems, and how to unlock the potential of cities to …
possible, by cutting down the payment of public services to as low a scale as possible; amid the real …
CGAI: Canadian Global Affairs Institute · 1 October 2024
published in the spring of 2013 and the Evaluation of the Contract Security Program conducted by Public Services and Procurement Canada’s (PSPC) Office of Program Evaluation for the period 2011-2017. Although …
Prosper Canada · 27 September 2024 English
5 Diversity, equity and inclusion are important to you, and you have invested personally and professionally to deepen your understanding of these values and to actively promote them in your …
to tax file or apply for benefits. Turning public services into Prosperity Gateways We’re helping municipalities … municipalities to build financial help into key public services to reduce poverty and achieve better financial …
C.D. Howe Institute · 23 September 2024 English
Howe Institute Shadow Budget last spring reflected these insights by suggesting a simple change in the federal tax mix: a 2 percentage points increase in the GST rate accompanied by …
can improve the economy without reducing public services. The C.D. Howe Institute Shadow Budget last … economic activity and incomes without cutting public services or adversely affecting the most disadvantaged …
