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Scarcity and the Market System

The below mentioned article provides a short notes on Scarcity and the Market System. The starting point of economic analysis is the problem of scarcity. This problem arises because human wants are unlimited but human capacity to satisfy the wants is limited. No society has all the means to achieve all economic objectives, simultane­ously and fully. So, the central fact [...]

By |2016-05-16T07:54:53+05:30May 16, 2016|Scarcity|Comments Off on Scarcity and the Market System

Scarcity: Definition, Important Characteristics and Criticism

Read this article to learn about Important Characteristics and Criticism of Scarcity! "Economics is a science which studies human behaviour as a relationship between ends and scarce means which have alternative uses." - Prof. Lionel Robbins. Important Characteristics of Robbins' Definition: (i) Unlimited Wants: Human wants are unlimited in number. Whenever one want is satisfied, then automatically several wants grow [...]

By |2015-08-12T13:47:09+05:30November 22, 2014|Scarcity|Comments Off on Scarcity: Definition, Important Characteristics and Criticism
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