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Line 1: − '''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]]. − 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]]: [[Store]]s, [[Retail]] and [[Just in time|Just in Time]] distribution systems − * [[Food production system]]: Modern industrial big [[Agriculture|Agri-business]] versus [[Permaculture]] − * [[Economic system]] − * [[Energy system]] including the [[Power grid]] − * [[Education | Education system]] − * [[Legal system]] − * [[Law enforcement]] − − ==See also== − * [[Social Services]] − * [[Essay:Systems of support|Systems of support]] − * [[Essay:Alternative systems of support|Alternative systems of support]] − * [[Essay:Investing in tangibles|Investing in tangibles]]: [[Food]] and [[Goods]] − * [[Preparedness movement]] and [[Survivalism]] − − ==References== − {{reflist|2}} − − − [[Category:Systems of Support]] − [[Category:Alternative Systems of Support]] − [[Category:Survivalism]] − [[Category:Business]] − [[Category:Government]] − [[Category:Retail]] − [[Category:Economics]] − [[Category:Finance]]
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