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The real sources of growth are not to be found in supplies and demands and the allocation of
scarce
resources to alternative uses, but in technological and organizational change – about which economists have too little to say.
Prioritizing investments, good planning, and sound project design can significantly boost the impact of new and modernized infrastructure on growth and job creation, as well as raise returns on
scarce
resources.
But it is also fraught: when your bridges are collapsing, your school buildings are in disrepair, teachers are underpaid and have no incentive to be efficient, and much else needs money, it is not easy to decide where
scarce
money should be spent.
A flu pandemic will require triage on many levels, including not only decisions about which patients are likely to benefit from
scarce
commodities such as drugs, vaccines, and ventilators, but also broader public policy choices about how best – among, literally, a world of possibilities – to expend resources.
The erosion of support for the government is due to its inefficiency: inflation is triple official forecasts, and basic foodstuffs and fuel are
scarce
and their supply irregular.
The countries on the eurozone periphery, where credit might still be scarce, account for less than one-quarter of Europe’s economy.
But it should not absorb such large sums of
scarce
public money – funds that could be channeled toward efforts to improve the health of the many, not the few.
The consequence would be reduced growth, owing to a misallocation of
scarce
capital, and economic stagnation in the core areas.
Insurance was
scarce
and the government offered only limited help, providing a mere fraction of the aid that was actually needed.
Between 7000 BC and AD 1500, resources were scarce, technological progress was slow, and Malthusian pressures kept almost all human populations at a near-subsistence level, with per capita daily income of less than $1.50 in today’s terms.
It does not need to waste
scarce
money on diplomacy of dubious value--not when the country lacks an agency dedicated to helping Argentine businessmen sell their goods abroad.
Another is that the world needs a much more serious cooperative effort to develop long-term environmentally sound technologies to substitute for
scarce
oil and gas and for fuels produced from farmland.
Moreover, their stock-market dominance has hindered the healthy development of China’s capital market; they not only crowd out
scarce
resources for equity capital, but also complicate the normal operation of the market for mergers and acquisitions.
But such interventions inevitably involve a redistribution of market losses, raising the question of whether
scarce
state resources would be better allocated toward stimulating the real economy, rather than the financial sector.
And, while the conflicts in the Middle East are primarily about territory, this includes the
scarce
water resources so essential for survival.
Economists use the concept of utility to explain why people make the choices they do – what to buy, where to invest, how hard to work: everyone is trying to maximize utility in accordance with one’s preferences and beliefs about the world, and within the limits posed by
scarce
income or resources.
Capitalism is, among other things, a struggle between individual people over the control of
scarce
resources.
Just as tuberculosis infects a body already compromised by HIV, extremism thrives under the right conditions, such as those created by the conflict in Somalia, or the political fragility and social neglect in northeastern Nigeria, where many interviewees cited
scarce
access to both religious and secular education.
Achieving these goals would not only improve the lives of billions of people, but would also forestall violent conflicts that are stoked by poverty, famine, and struggles over
scarce
resources.
This project provides a sound basis on which to measure and compare different uses of
scarce
resources.
Moreover, while interstate conflict has been declining, intrastate conflict driven by youthful populations, identity politics, and
scarce
resources will continue to plague some regions like the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa.
Under such conditions, and in the absence of other economic opportunities, communities may resort to violence as they compete for food and
scarce
resources.
Little wonder, then, that ordinary citizens consider a recession over only when the economy has returned to “normal,” which means that incomes are rising and jobs are no longer desperately
scarce.
Things have value when they are both desirable and
scarce.
We humans are very good at figuring out ways to make
scarce
things desirable.
The positivist trend in science today is particularly problematic for developing countries, where data sets are
scarce
and often of poor quality.
If the fallout of the New York decision is an extensive Argentine default on other obligations, foreign trade will become practically impossible, many goods will become scarce, and domestic inflation will increase further.
At a time when private income has shrunk, public resources are scarce, and debt burdens are heavy, plans to stimulate investment should be carefully scrutinized.
And, given that resource assets are
scarce
and non-renewable, the traditional practice of auctioning and leasing land to keep the fiscal deficit under control is unsustainable – especially at a time when external shocks or a domestic economic downturn could easily trigger a short-term solvency crisis or debt default.
In a world of limited and
scarce
resources, countries and companies will be forced to make decisions that affect one another’s security.
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