In microbial systems, this is most often seen as the production of public goods.

Such states are willing and able to provide basic public goods.

More importantly, the federal government placed taxes on many services and public goods as well.

While public goods are often provided by governments, this is not always the case.

"All over the city people are trying to use private developers to produce public goods," he said.

However when in charge of public goods they become quite 'generous'.

Everyone benefits from public goods, whether or not they pay for them.

Decisions about how much to spend on public goods and services are at the heart of modern government.

One such case is the discussion on global public goods.

Paying out their money for anything other than public goods is criminal.