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'''Infrastructure''' describes, but is not limited to the roads, [[hospital]]s, [[school]]s, public amenities, [[university|universities]], [[railway]]s and other vehicles that help support a healthy or growing economy. Some economists, such as [[Adam Smith]] argue that the supply of infrastructure is the [[nation state|nation state's]] primary purpose.
'''Infrastructure''' describes the [[Essay:Systems of support|systems of support]]" of a [[society]]. It includes, but is not limited to, the [[road]]s, [[hospital]]s, [[school]]s, public amenities, [[university|universities]], [[railway]]s and other [[vehicle]]s that help support a healthy or growing [[economy]].
[[category:government]]
Some [[economist]]s, such as [[Adam Smith]] argue that the supply of infrastructure is the [[nation state|nation state's]] primary purpose. For example, the [[food distribution system]] includes [[transportation]] ([[truck]]s, [[ship]]s, [[railroad]], and [[airplane]]s), [[warehouse|warehousing]] (such as [[Amazon.com]], [[Costco]]), and [[retail]] facilities (such as [[Wal-Mart]] and [[grocery store]]s) which move [[food]] from the [[food production system]] to [[consumer]]s.
==Infrastructure is Systems of Support==
Infrastructure can be said to broadly include the following [[Essay:Systems of support|systems of support]]:
* [[Water | Water system]]
* [[Food distribution system]]
* [[Food production system]]
* [[Economic system]]
* [[Energy system]] including the [[Power grid]]
* [[Education | Education system]]
* [[Legal system]]
* [[Law enforcement]]
==See Also==
* [[Essay:Systems of support|Systems of support]]
* [[Essay:Alternative systems of support|Alternative systems of support]]
* [[Food distribution system]]: [[Store]]s, [Retail]] and [[Just in time|Just in Time]] distribution systems
* [[Food production system]]: Modern industrial big [[Agriculture|Agri-business]] versus [[Permaculture]]
* [[Essay:Investing in tangibles|Investing in tangibles]]: [[Food]] and [[Goods]]
* [[Preparedness movement]] and [[Survivalism]]
==References==
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[[Category:Systems of Support]]
[[Category:Alternative Systems of Support]]
[[Category:Survivalism]]
[[Category:Business]]
[[Category:Government]]
[[Category:Retail]]
[[Category:Economics]]
[[Category:Finance]]