... one, for example private piano lessons. As one person is using the tutor, that tutor is not able to broadcast a lesson on TV to everyone. Education in this instance does not fit the definition of a public good in any instance. However, education does fit the criteria for a merit good ... . Biz/Ed online defines a merit good as: a product which consumers may undervalue but which the ... have education at an easier availability than another. Consumption of this good, could not be forced upon a person. New Zealanders, particularly at the compulsory schooling level are a very diverse people,...

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