DUE 11/3

PADM 702

Discussion Assignment Instructions

The student will complete two Discussions in this course. The student will post one thread of at least 750 words by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Thursday of the assigned Module: Week. The student must then post two replies of at least 250 words by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of the assigned Module: Week. For each thread, students must support their assertions using scholarly and/or Biblical citations in current APA format. Each reply must use scholarly and/or Biblical citations in current APA format. Any sources cited must have been published within the last five years.

In an evaluation, assess the pressures affecting public sector budgeting designed to deliver public goods and services. Evaluate the consequences of two externalities and their impact on public sector budgeting and suggest the most practical way to study the fiscal impact of public sector budgeting.

Thread Outline – Use bolded statements as headings in your thread.

I. Analyze the  practical pressures affecting public sector budgeting designed to deliver public goods and services.

II. Evaluate the  consequences of two externalities and their impact on public sector budgeting.

III. Suggest the most  practical way to study the fiscal impact of public sector budgeting.

A public good is a good or service that can be consumed simultaneously by everyone and from which no one can be excluded, even if they do not pay for it themselves. It generally is paid for by a third party such as the government (taxes). Public goods pose a free-rider problem that occurs when those who benefit from a public good (such as public roads or hospitals) or services do not pay for them or under-pay.

A private good is one for which those who do not pay for it can be excluded.

Externalities are a consequence of a governmental activity that affects other parties without this being reflected in the cost of the goods or services involved. Externalities by nature often are environmental .  Some examples of negative externalities include:

· Air pollution

· Water pollution

· Farm animal production

· Passive smoking

· Traffic congestion

· Noise pollution