Private goods can be provided by the public sector These are called publicly provided private goos.” Key criteria: is the good rival and excludable? Public housing is rival (one family consumes one apartment) and excludable (easy to prevent consumption)6 Private goods can be provided by the public sector • These are called “publicly provided private goods.” • Key criteria: is the good rival and excludable? • Public housing is rival (one family consumes one apartment) and excludable (easy to prevent consumption)