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Economic sectors
Three-sector model
Primary sector (raw materials)
Secondary sector (manufacturing)
Tertiary sector (services)
Additional sectors
Quaternary sector (information services)
Quinary sector (human services)
Theorists
AGB Fisher
Colin Clark
Jean Fourastié
Sectors by ownership
Business sector
Private sector
Public sector
Voluntary sector
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Employment in the UK Public Sector, December 2013
The public sector, also called the state sector, is the part of the economy composed of both public services and public enterprises. Public sectors include the public goods and governmental services such as the military, law enforcement, infrastructure, public transit, public education, along with health care and those working for the government itself, such as elected officials. The public sector might provide services that a non-payer cannot be excluded from (such as street lighting), services which benefit all of society rather than just the individual who uses the service.[1] Public enterprises, or state-owned enterprises, are self-financing commercial enterprises that are under public ownership which provide various private goods and services for sale and usually operate on a commercial basis.
Organizations that are not part of the public sector are either part of the private sector or voluntary sector. The private sector is composed of the economic sectors that are intended to earn a profit for the owners of the enterprise. The voluntary, civic, or social sector concerns a diverse array of non-profit organizations emphasizing civil society. In the United Kingdom, the term "wider public sector" is often used, referring to public sector organizations outside central government.[2]
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