CH02.01 Collective & private sectors

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• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

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3 TVWO |  2020-2021

Chapter 2

The government around us

Government

Today's learning outcome

By the end of this lesson you should be able explain the role of the government.

Therefore, you are able to

- name important government bodies;

- explain the differences between individual, collective and quasi-collective goods;

- explain the difference between the collective sector and the private sector.

The government consist of

- Municipalities

- Regional water authorities

- Provinces

- Central government

What could be a task of the municipality of Weesp?

What could be a task of the regional water authorities Amstel, Gooi & Vecht?

What could be a task of the province?

What could be a task of the central government?

Collective goods

Who is allowed to use the light of the lamppost on the sidewalk?

Collective goods

Who is allowed to use the light of the lamppost on the sidewalk?

Can you exclude somebody from using that lamppost?

Collective goods

Goods for which there is a need, but which are not supplied by the market, because it is impossible to exclude users who do not pay for the use of those goods.

Give another example, besides the
lamppost, of a collective good.

Private goods

Goods that are traded via a market.

Pay for it, and you may use it. 

Quasi-collective goods

Individual goods and services which could be supplied by the market but which are supplied (partly) by the government.

What might be a reason for the government to provide quasi-collective goods?

Give an example of a
quasi-collective good.

The government as an employer

The government does not only supply (quasi-) collective goods, but also functions as an employer.

Collective sector

The government, the social security agencies and enterprises and institutions of which the total costs are paid by the government and which do not want to make a profit.

Private sector

All enterprises that are not owned by the government.

Homework

Society

Chapter 2

Assignments 2.2 up to and including 2.10

Importance: 

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