ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -’Scarcity of resources’ implies that there are unlimited wants to be fulfilled by limited resources. The basic concern of an economy is to allocate the scarce resources to the best possible use in the face of unlimited wants. Thus, the problem of scarcity forces an economy to make a choice among various alternatives.

Detailed explanation-2: -We have unlimited wants and limited resources. For example, If we have more pocket money to spend then we can get all the things according to our wish but if we have less pocket money then we have to choose only those things that we want the most. For example, there are two goods in the economy; wheat and shoes.

Detailed explanation-3: -There is always scarcity, because human wants are unlimited. This then brings use to a third important idea: Because of scarcity we MUST MAKE CHOICES. Some economists call this the “economizing problem". We can’t have everything that we want so we have to choose.

Detailed explanation-4: -Resources are scarce because we live in a world in which humans’ wants are infinite but the land, labor, and capital required to satisfy those wants are limited. This conflict between society’s unlimited wants and our limited resources means choices must be made when deciding how to allocate scarce resources.

Detailed explanation-5: -Consumers satisfy their wants through purchasing goods and services for consumption purposes. In the global market, the satisfaction of needs and wants is achieved through international trade. In other words, importing and exporting different products and services promote global consumption.