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Printed on November 20th 2009
Goods
Tangible objects that satisfy economic wants.
Role of Government
Government activity in establishing a framework or rules of the game in economic life. In the United States, this activity involves preserving and fostering competition, regulating natural monopolies, providing information and services to enable the market to work better, regulating externalities, providing certain public goods, offering some economic security and income redistribution to individuals, assuring a sound monetary system and promoting overall economic stability and growth.
Services
Activities performed by people, firms or government agencies to satisfy economic wants.
Glossary terms from: http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lid=454&page=teacher