Editing Public service (section)

{{Short description|Service provided to all members of a community}}
{{distinguish|text=[[Civil service]], a sector of government composed mainly of career service personnel who are hired rather than elected}}
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[[File:Tbilisi, Georgia — Tbilisi Public Service Hall Building.jpg|thumb|Tbilisi Public Service Hall Building, [[Tbilisi]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]]]

A '''public service''' or '''service of general (economic) interest''' is any [[service (economics)|service]] intended to address specific needs pertaining to the aggregate members of a community,<ref name="McGregor1982">{{cite journal |title=Symposium: The Public Service as Institution |journal=Public Administration Review |location=Washington |first1=Eugene B. Jr. |last1=McGregor |first2=Alan K. |last2=Campbell |first3= Anthony itua|last3=Macy |first4=Harlan |last4=Cleveland |volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=304–320 |date=July–August 1982 |jstor=i240003 |doi=10.2307/975969|id = {{ProQuest|197199863}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public+service|title=Definition of PUBLIC SERVICE|website=Merriam-Webster |language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> whether provided directly by a [[public sector]] agency, via public financing available to private businesses or voluntary organisations, or provided by private businesses subject to a high level of government regulation. Some public services are provided on behalf of a government's residents or in the [[public interest|interest]] of its citizens. The term is associated with a social consensus (usually expressed through democratic [[election]]s) that certain services should be available to all, regardless of [[income]], [[physical ability]] or [[intelligence|mental acuity]]. Examples of such services include the [[Fire department|fire services]], [[police]], [[air force]], [[paramedic]]s and [[public broadcasting|public service broadcasting]].
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Even where public services are neither publicly provided nor [[Public finance|publicly financed]], they are usually subject to [[regulation]] going beyond that applying to most [[Economic sector|economic sectors]] for social and political reasons. [[Public policy]],<ref name="Anderfuhren2014">{{cite journal |title=Policy Environment and Public Service Motivation |journal=Public Administration |location=London |first1=Simon |last1=Anderfuhren-Biget |first2=Frédéric |last2=Varone |first3=David |last3=Giauque |volume=92 |issue=4 |pages=807–825 |date=December 2014 |doi=10.1111/padm.12026|id = {{ProQuest|1639861884}}|url = https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:55349|doi-access=free }}</ref> when made in the public's interest and with its motivations, is a type of public service.