Definition
The part of national economy providing basic goods or services that are either not, or cannot be, provided by the private sector. It consists of national and local governments, their agencies, and their chartered bodies.
The public sector is one of the largest sectors of any economy; in the US, for example, it accounts for about 20 percent of the entire economy.
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