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  2. Off-budget enterprise - Wikipedia

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    Political scientists Robert E. England and David R. Morgan state, "Through OBEs, Detroit is now dominated by business elites." Within the EU, accusations have been made that off-budget enterprises are sometimes used by national governments to circumvent the Stability and Growth Pact, as public debt will no longer appear in the annual budget deficit and in total public debt, which may not ...

  3. Public service - Wikipedia

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    Tbilisi Public Service Hall Building, Tbilisi, Georgia A public service or service of general (economic) interest is any service intended to address specific needs pertaining to the aggregate members of a community, [1] [2] whether provided directly by a public sector agency, via public financing available to private businesses or voluntary organisations, or provided by private businesses ...

  4. National service in the United States - Wikipedia

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    On January 10, 2007, Rangel introduced the Universal National Service Act of 2007 (H.R. 393), but the bill never made it out of committee again. On September 10, 2007, Time Magazine published a full issue dedicated to promoting National Service, signaling the beginning of a new public debate on the issue. [6]

  5. Public sector - Wikipedia

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    Partial outsourcing (of the scale many businesses do, e.g. for IT services) is considered a public sector model. A borderline form is as follows: Complete outsourcing or contracting out, with a privately owned corporation delivering the entire service on behalf of the government. This may be considered a mixture of private sector operations ...

  6. Service (economics) - Wikipedia

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    A restaurant waiter is an example of a service-related occupation. A service is an act or use for which a consumer, company, or government is willing to pay. [1] Examples include work done by barbers, doctors, lawyers, mechanics, banks, insurance companies, and so on.

  7. State-owned enterprises of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States federal government chartered and owned corporations operate to provide public services. Unlike government agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, or independent commissions, such as the Federal Communications Commission, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and others, they have a separate legal personality from the federal government.

  8. List of federal agencies in the United States - Wikipedia

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    US Government Manual, official online version of the United States Government Manual, continually updated. US Government Manual , official freely downloadable PDFs of annual printed versions. Federal Agency Directory , online database maintained by the Louisiana State University Libraries in partnership with the Federal Depository Library ...

  9. Local service delivery - Wikipedia

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    Local service delivery is the delivery of public services at the local level and is a distinct domain of public policy.Local governments can be more reflective of local needs and interests and a prime driver of innovation in government practices; at the same time, local service delivery deals with some challenges, such as expertise concerns, steering problems, and the presence of economies of ...