Sectors
Public services are seen as so important that for moral reasons their universal provision should be guaranteed. They may be associated with fundamental human rights (such as the right to water). The Volunteer Fire Dept. and Ambulance Corps. are institutions with the mission of servicing the community. A service is helping others with a specific need or want. Here, service ranges from a doctor curing an illness, to a repair person, to a food pantry.
In modern developed countries, the term "public services" (or "services of general interest") often includes:
• Electricity
• Education
• Emergency services
• Environmental protection
• Fire service
• Gas
• Health care
• Law enforcement
• Military
• Postal service
• Public broadcasting
• Public library
• Public security
• Public transportation
• Public housing
• Social services
• Telecommunications
• Town planning
• Waste management
• Water supply network