Routledge Dictionary of Economics, Second Edition
A major characteristic of a PRIVATE GOOD: one person’s consumption excludes others’ consumption, e.g. my consumption of a piece of fruit excludes your consumption of it. PUBLIC GOODS are non-exclusive, e.g. my consumption of the benefit of the nation’s armed services does not reduce your consumption.
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