What is a public sector?

Public sectors include the public goods and governmental services such as the military, law enforcement, infrastructure, public transit, public education, along with health care and those working for the government itself, such as elected officials.

How is the public sector organized?

The public sector in many countries is organized at three levels: Federal or National, Regional (State or Provincial), and Local (Municipal or County). Partial outsourcing (of the scale many businesses do, e.g. for IT services) is considered a public sector model. A borderline form is as follows:

What is an example of a public sector organization?

Government-run hospitals are an example of public sector organizations. The state or federal government owns and operates government-run hospitals that provide public healthcare services. Typically, these hospitals are supported by public funds and function as nonprofit organizations.