Definition
- Quasi-public good
- A quasi-public good has only some of the characteristics of a public good, because one of the two tests fails or holds only part of the time.
Example
Can you think of an example of quasi-public good?
A country road is free to use, and one more car slows nobody down. On a bank holiday the same road is jammed, so each extra car delays everyone else: the road has become rival.
Test yourself
Can you name the two tests of a public good, and the two ideas built on them?