On the relativity of the concepts of needs, wants, scarcity and opportunity cost

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 49-56

  Raiklin, Ernest ^a   Uyar, Bülent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 84986135983     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068299610122416     Document Type: Article

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