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Evaluation: Libraries as Merit Goods

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AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas, IB, OCR, WJEC

Last updated 21 Mar 2021

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The number of public libraries in the UK is declining year on year and so too is usage of them. Libraries are widely regarded as merit goods generating external benefits. To what extent should there be an increase in public funding (subsidy) of library services?

Evaluation: Libraries as Merit Goods
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