The nature of the economic problem
1.1What the syllabus asks of you
- finite resources and unlimited wants Definition and examples of the economic problem in the contexts of: consumers; workers; producers; and governments.
- economic and free goods The difference between economic goods and free goods.
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Chapter 1: The nature of the economic problem
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