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To determine
Scarcity in economic context.
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A scarce resource is not freely available within a given community. The other condition to determine the scarcity of resource is to understand if the
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Economics is the study of understanding the human behavior & rationality to satisfy unlimited wants and the scarce resources. It becomes important to understand the concepts, as the best alternative methods to satisfy the wants can be identified.
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