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# Public Education Institutions

## Definition

Organisations established and maintained by public authorities for the systematic instruction of youth and people of all ages, including schools, universities, and religious institutions.

## Source Chapter

Book V, Chapter 1

## Context

Part of the sovereign's duty to maintain public institutions that benefit society as a whole, examined in terms of their funding mechanisms, effectiveness, and the proper balance between public and private provision of education.

## Economic Domain

General Theory

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