Illustrates fundamental characters of human existence

Question

Illustrates the fundamental characters of human existence given by Lionel Robbins?

Answer 1

He gave significance to four basic characters of human existence as given below:

1. Unlimited needs- In his definition “ends” consider as to human wants that are boundless or unlimited.

2. Scarcity of means (Restricted Resources) – the resources as time and money are at the disposal of a person to satisfy his wants are restricted.

3. Alternate utilizations of Scares means- Economic resources not just scarce but have alternate uses as well. Therefore, one has to make choice of uses.

4. The Economic Problem –while wants are limitless, means are scarce and have alternate uses, the economic problem occurs. Therefore we need to arrange wants in the order of urgency.