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... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > economics of poverty > scarcity
social science subjects > politics and international relations > government and politics > politics > scarcity
social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > politics > scarcity
... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > organizational power, politics, and conflict > politics > scarcity
... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > politics > scarcity

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scarcity  

Definition(s)

  • Scarcity is a concept fundamental to economics with important ramifications concerning human use of natural resources. Before the rise of classical economics, the term was primarily used to refer to times or situations of hardship; for example, there was a scarcity of food if people were starving; if people had plenty of food and other amenities, there was abundance. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Scarcity]

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