Seminar in Public Financial Administration

Question: Read the assigned chapters and all other lecture material for module 1 then answer the following question:

The City of Pembroke Pines has decided to provide all citizens with a loaf of wholesome, nutritious bread everyday to improve public health. The bread is to be distributed free of charge at city distribution centers located conveniently around the city.

a. Does this program make bread a public good?

b. Explain why or why not

Read

John L. Mikesell, Fiscal Administration: Analysis and Applications for the Public Sector (Latest Edition), Wadsworth, Cengage Learning Publishing. Chapters 1 & 2

Presidents Budget Message Fiscal Year 2019
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/budget-fy2019.pdf