This week’s Theory Thursday extension topic focuses on the provision of public goods, questioning whether public goods in the true sense of the term really exist, and whether governments really are the only possible providers. I’ve included a student worksheet and a detailed teacher guidance sheet for download. If you happen to have very keen and able students that cope well with the extension worksheets, you could always suggest that as further extension material they find out about Clarke taxes (the level of tax that corresponds to an individuals willingness to pay for their share in a particular public good). Public_Goods_student_sheet1.pdfPublic_goods_teacher_sheet1.pdf