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Public Goods and Common Resources

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excludability   the property of a good whereby a person can be prevented from using it  
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rivalry in consumption   the property of a good whereby one person's use diminishes the other people's use  
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private goods   goods that are both excludable and rival in consumption  
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public goods   goods that are neither excludable nor rival in consumption  
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common resources   goods that are rival in consumption but not exludable  
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free rider   a person who receives the benefit of a good but avoids paying for it  
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cost-benefit analysis   a study that compares the costs and benefits to society of providing a public good  
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tragedy of the commons   a parable that illustrates why common resources get used more than in desirable from the standpoint of society as a whole  
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