Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Economics definition by Lionel Robbins




Scarcity definition (Modern definition)

According to Lionel Robbins “Economics is a science which studies human behavior as a relationship between ends and scarce means which have alternative uses”.
Here, ‘Ends’ means human wants.
Scarce’ means limited availability of resources.
‘Means’ means resources to satisfy human wants.

‘Alternative uses’ means some resources can be used for various purposes and activities.

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