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Old 08-27-2012, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by ebacon View Post
Abundance is more than a theory. It is the underpinning of changes to our laws and international trade agreements since the 1960s.
OK, but things that are seemingly abundant at one moment can become scarce (e.g., corn in the current drought). Does a sense of abundance drive policy? Sure (i.e.,the corn ethanol program). However, I'm still not sure that this makes "abundance" a coherent economic theory (if there even is such a thing).
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