public sector
Taxpayer-funded organizations collectively
The public sector is the part of an economy consisting of government agencies and state-owned enterprises, as distinct from privately owned businesses.
It encompasses services funded by taxpayers: public sector jobs in education and healthcare, public sector unions.
The term often appears in discussions of government spending, employment, or privatization debates.
Organizational oversight and control
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- executiveSenior organizational leader
judiciary · federal · state · municipal · mayor · governor · minister · president
Government administration employee
- tenureProtected employment status
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
- unionJoining into one
- collective bargainingJoint worker-employer talks
pay scale · benefits · job security · workforce · seniority · merit system · recruitment · professional development
Comfort and prosperity
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
- educationSystematic development of mind
- policingEnforcing laws officially
- firefightingCombating and quelling flames
sanitation · postal service · social security · veterans affairs · child services · elderly care · disability support · mental health
Status as state member
- votingFormally registering a choice
- electionsFormal choosing of officials
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
- town hallLocal government headquarters
council · assembly · representation · petition · civic duty · civic engagement · democracy · deliberation
Adhering to requirements
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- licensingGranting official permission
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
permits · standards · monitoring · audit · sanctions · guidelines · adjudication · accountability
Paved paths for vehicles
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
- utilitiesEssential infrastructure services
- highwaysMajor intercity roads
- railwaysFixed-track transport systems
airports · ports · tunnels · dams · sewers · water supply · electric grid · telecommunications
administration
Organizational oversight and control
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
executive · judiciary · federal · state · municipal · mayor · governor · minister · president · policy
civil servant
Government administration employee
collective bargaining · pay scale · benefits · job security · workforce · seniority · merit system · recruitment · professional development · government worker
welfare
Comfort and prosperity
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
- educationSystematic development of mind
- policingEnforcing laws officially
firefighting · sanitation · postal service · social security · veterans affairs · child services · elderly care · disability support · mental health · immunization programs
citizenship
Status as state member
- votingFormally registering a choice
- electionsFormal choosing of officials
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
town hall · council · assembly · representation · petition · civic duty · civic engagement · democracy · deliberation · legislation
compliance
Adhering to requirements
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- licensingGranting official permission
inspection · permits · standards · monitoring · audit · sanctions · guidelines · adjudication · accountability · watchdog
roads
Paved paths for vehicles
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
- utilitiesEssential infrastructure services
- highwaysMajor intercity roads
railways · airports · ports · tunnels · dams · sewers · water supply · electric grid · telecommunications · street lighting
- economic policymonetary policy, tax policy, fiscal discipline, fiscal stimulus, fiscal restraint
- Nordic EconomicsSwedish model, welfare state, social democracy, mixed economy, krone
- Postwar FranceCharles de Gaulle, de Gaulle, Marshall Plan, economic boom, modernization
- Baltic Governmentministries, municipalities, counties, local government, regional government
- workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, labor, employee
- careersdoctor, lawyer, teacher, engineer, nurse
public sectorprivate sector
Economy outside government control
free market · market economy · commercial enterprise · free enterprise · competitive market
public, sector, sectarian, secular, publicly, sectors, sectoral, sectored, private sector