Free Rider is someone who would not choose to pay for a certain good or service, but who would get the benefits of it anyway if it were provided as a public good.
Explanation: A free rider is defined as an individual who obtains benefit from a public good without paying for it directly. If too many eople acts as free riders, public goods may never be provided because there will be no one to pay for them directly. Examples of goods involved here are, National defense, Lighthouses, Street lighting etc.
The most effective means of increasing productivity and overcoming economic crisis in the Late Middle Ages came from increasing the efficiency of workers and providing workers with better tools
