The lighthouse after Coase: Alternative ways to provide goods and func-tions of state

This article attempts to answer the question of what determines choice method provide one or another public good. Why is good given as a private one, club good, third purely and fourth mix different forms. In fact, this includes state should (and not) do. The main part presents review discussion concerning which played special role in economic theory - lighthouses. Although classics political economy XIX early XX centuries considered them striking example pure goods, famous by R. Coase [Coase, 1974] concludes that services lighthouses England Wales were not funded from general taxes, is, they provided goods until second century. Further development discussion, still incomplete relevant, leads understanding lighthouse are countries and/ at times various types. same applies almost any other goods. concrete way providing depends only on country time, but also how estimate specific offenses it provides. We conclude there exist no private, public, etc. benefits themselves, socially effective delivering technologies institutions available society.