The government was prepared and enlisted middle class volunteers to maintain essential services.
en.wikipedia.org These include law and order, basic safety, property rights, and access to essential services such as healthcare, education, water, and electricity.
en.wikipedia.org The attack inflicted considerable damage on the city's urban area and essential services, however.
en.wikipedia.org For example, state governments frequently sanction monopolies to ensure consistent provision of essential services like electric power, gas, cable television, or local telephone service.
en.wikipedia.org The elected council was replaced by a government-appointed commission for alleged inefficiency, but essential services such as rubbish collection and street repairs have rapidly worsened, and are now virtually non-existent.
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