Government Operations

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Size of economic footprint

The scale to which government should exist and operate in the world is a matter of debate. Government spending in developed countries varies considerably but generally makes up between about 30% and 70% of their GDP. One major exception is the United States, where central government spending takes up less than 20% of GDP, although the combined spending of all administrations reach 36%.

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Services

Government agencies may produce services like:

• Communications
• Education (e.g. community college)
• Emergency services
• Entertainment (e.g. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
• Entitlements
• Financial services
• Financing
• Fire fighting
• Healthcare
• Insurance
• Law (e.g. legislative, judicial, and regulatory activities)
• Law enforcement
• Police
• Postal service
• Transport (e.g. government transportation)

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Goods

Government agencies may produce goods like:

• Coal
• Electrical infrastructure
• Oil (e.g. Pemex)
• Roads, bridges, tunnels
• Sewers
• Steel
• Water infrastructure

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