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Have you been window-shopping lately, gazing longingly at the various goods on display? If only you had the means to buy them! This is the economic problem — unlimited wants, very limited means. You just can’t get a quart out of a pint pot.
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© 1981 J. Harvey
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Harvey, J. (1981). Solving the Problem of Scarcity. In: Mastering Economics. Macmillan Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16703-6_1
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