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Collective good

Collective goods (or social goods) are defined in economics as public goods that could be delivered as private goods, but are delivered instead by the government for various reasons (usually social policy) and financed from public funds like taxes.

In a more broad definition, the term "collective good" describes the general good of all people in a given community.

collective good (social good) - private good - common good - common-pool resource - club good - public good - global public good - Accounting good

durable good - non-durable good - intermediate good (producer good) - final good - consumer good - capital good.
Giffen good - inferior good - normal good - luxury good - Veblen good - superior good
search good - experience good - post-experience good - merit good - credence good

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