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PUBLIC SERVICE

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PUBLIC
SERVICE



A public service is a service which is provided by government to
people living within its jurisdiction, either directly (through
the public sector) or by financing provision of services. The term
is associated with a social consensus (usually expressed through
democratic elections) that certain services should be available to
all, regardless of income. Even where public services are neither
publicly provided nor publicly financed, for social and political
reasons they are usually subject to regulation going beyond that
applying to most economic sectors. Public service is also a course
that can be studied at a college and/or university. The public
services is an agency provided by the government that work to help
and provide the public, examples of public services are fire brigade,
police, army, paramedics, they all have a role in protecting the
public in a different way.

Public services are essential to modern life 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.


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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity

Education
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education

Emergency service
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_service

Environmental protection
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_protection

Fire service
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_service

Gas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas

Health care
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care

Law enforcement
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement

Military
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military

Postal service
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_service

Public broadcasting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_broadcasting

Public library
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_library

Public security
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_security

Public transportation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_transportation

Public housing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_housing

Social services
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_services

Telecommunications
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications

Town planning
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_planning

Waste management
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste_management

Water supply network
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_supply_network


Public service
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_service



Public works
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_works



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SECTION 2



EDUCATION
FOR
PUBLIC SERVICE
CAREERS



Public service careers span a wide range of organizations and jobs
in the new public sector, including frontline positions in government,
senior positions in nonprofit management, and faculty positions in
universities. Today's schools of public administration and public
policy offer a range of degree programs to prepare you for launching
and sustaining a desirable career in the field. The schools also offer
mid-career and executive education programs designed specifically for
the ongoing education needs of the working professional.


Education for Public Service Careers
http://www.appam.org/careers-education/education-public-service-careers/



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SECTION 3



PUBLIC
SERVICE
LINKS



European Centre of Enterprises with Public Participation
and of Enterprises of General Economic Interest CEEP
http://www.ceep.eu

The Future of Public Services
http://www.tni.org/detail_pub.phtml?know_id=96

Municipal Services Project
http://www.municipalservicesproject.org

Public Service
http://www.arrl.org/public-service

Public Service Activities
http://www.clemson.edu/public/

Public Services International
http://www.world-psi.org

Public Services International Research Unit
http://www.psiru.org

publicservice.co.uk – Public Service News
http://www.publicservice.co.uk/

Public Service Request
http://publicservicerequest.com/index.asp

Public Service and Volunteerism
http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/PublicService.shtml



The More You Know
http://www.themoreyouknow.com/



Involving Community
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Office/Main/Involving_Community/Involving_Community.html



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