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31public exigency — A sudden and unexpected happening, an unforeseen occurrence or condition, a perplexing contingency or complication of circumstances, or a sudden or unexpected occasion for action. Good Roads Machinery Co. v United States (DC Mass) 19 F Supp 652.… …
32public-spirited — adjective showing unselfish interest in the public welfare a public spirited citizen • Similar to: ↑unselfish …
33public-spirited — pub′lic spir′ited adj. having or showing an unselfish interest in the public welfare • Etymology: 1670–80 pub′lic spir′itedness, n …
34public policy limitation — A concept developed by the courts precluding an income tax deduction for certain expenses related to activities deemed to be contrary to the public welfare. In this connection, Congress has incorporated into the Internal Revenue Code specific… …
35public health — public health, adj. health services to improve and protect community health, esp. sanitation, immunization, and preventive medicine. [1610 20] * * * Science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through organized… …
36Public/social/private partnership — Public/social/private partnerships are methods of co operation between private and government bodies.BackgroundModels of cooperation between the market and the state: examples from AustriaThe name “public social private partnership” (PSPP) is a… …
37PUBLIC RELATIONS — as a profession developed in the 20th century, mainly in the U.S. Until the beginning of the 20th century public relations was a refined form of propaganda employed almost exclusively to defend a movement, cause, or individual or institution,… …
38Public sector economics — (or public economics for short) is the study of economic issues that concern the public sector in a mixed economy. While much of economics is based on how markets work, public sector economics focuses on why markets fail, and what issues arise… …
39Public housing in Puerto Rico — is a subsidized system of housing units, mostly consisting of housing projects ( Residenciales in Spanish), which are provided for low income and impoverished families in Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States. The system is mainly… …
40Welfare reform — is a movement for policy change in countries with a state administered social welfare systems. Welfare reform is a movement to change a government s social welfare policy with aims at reducing recipient dependence on the government. Members of… …
