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Defense
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Author |
Benjamin Zycher |
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Public Economics
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Description |
National defense is a public good. Once the government organizes the resources for national defense, it necessarily defends all residents against foreign aggressors. This article uses defense in describing the "free-rider" problem. |
URL |
http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/Defense.html |
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