Beaches
- What are the costs of providing the good? In reality there should not be a cost but there often is, typically parking. That I guess is essential to control the chaos that ensues when the masses converge on the shore on a warm summer weekend in July. Some beaches have concession stands if you choose. States and municipalities often take over the operation of the locations providing restrooms, trash cans, lifeguards.
- What are the benefits? Growing up in Rhode Island the beach was central to my youth. Summer days were spent surfing, hanging out with friends playing, volley ball drinking dells lemonade. It is where the day started and the day ended. back then I road my bike to the beach so we didn't pay for much unless we could scrounge money together for some clam cakes. There were also concerts and Forth of July fireworks
- Is there another way to have the good provided? There are ocean beaches and lake beaches. There are some beaches nicer than other beaches some larger or smaller. I guess there are water parks with man made beaches but not a public good. As a rule there is not another may to provide a beach
- Did this chapter cause you to think of Public Goods differently? It did not make me think of a public good differently. there are certainly differences in public goods and I guess even interpretations of the validity of it as a public good can be discussed. Is a private beach a public good? A tornado Siren is the perfect example available to everyone for its purpose. those that don't hear it are to far away. One thing I found interesting that ownership is what encourages places to be taken care of. that must be why towns take over beaches to keep us from making waste of them. That is why you see poop bags at trail heads and not piled in dog owners front yards. Public but.....we gotta keep an eye on it. I guess it did cause me to look at public goods differently.
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