Thursday, July 5, 2018

The Best Governments Have Public Works Department

By Betty Barnes


The private sector has many players. It is at the core of the world of business and commerce. For a nation to thrive there has to be a strong and robust private sector. There needs to be cooperation between the public and private sectors. The public sector must provide vital services to businesses and citizens. There has to be public works. That will only be the case if there is a functioning and stable government in place. Corruption is the worst enemy of governance. It is a cancer that eats away the moral fabric of a society.

Public service ministry is found in almost every stable nation on earth. Once a new government is elected, one of the first steps that will be done is choosing the heads of the different ministries. The cabinet head will have a number of deputies who will assist him on a day to day basis. There will also be civil servants of the government.

The ministry will come up with programs that will help to improve the quality of life. A well planned program that is well executed will make a society better at the end of the day. There is the need for proper planning of programs. As it is commonly said, failure to plan is simply planning to fail. That is the ultimate reality.

The most popular program is infrastructure development and improvement. A nation is as good as its infrastructure. Some countries have a well developed infrastructure that covers the entire country. In poorly managed and corrupt countries, the infrastructure is simply in a very bad state. Thus, it is very hard to travel from one city to another.

Another program is building and maintaining public places. The various public places in a nation are the property of the government. A park is a place where people relax during their free time. A city should have as many parks as possible. A beautiful park will be a major attraction in a city. Parks should be kept very clean.

Public services facilitate a constant water supply, functioning sewage line, and an electric grid that has low up time. Electricity is the driver of commerce and industry. Businesses rely on electricity to function in a seamless manner. That is also the case with factories. An electric blackout that lasts for just a day will end up costing the economy millions of dollars.

A responsible government will supply its citizen with water. As it is commonly said, water is life. A human being can live for weeks without food. However, he can only survive for a few days without water. Most domestic chores need water. It is used for washing the dishes. To wash clothes, a person needs to have water.

The institution of government has existed since time immemorial. Actually, it will not end any time soon. It will exist till the end of time. Governments do not exist in vain. They protect citizens and their possessions from internal and external aggression. They also offer various services. Taxation revenue is used to fund the activities of a government.




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