Unit 1 -nine central concepts

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Scarcity

limited availability relative to society’s unlimited demand

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Choice

because of resource scarcity

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Efficiency

ratio of useful output to total input

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Equity

fairness

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Economic well being

present/future financial security

ability to meet basic needs

ability to make choice

ability to maintain income levels over long term

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sustainability

meet needs without compromising future generation’s needs

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Change

continual status of flux

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interdependence

interactions (govs, workers, firms …)

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interventions

usually government involvement

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