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Quarterly Journal of Economics Vol. 37 No. 2 1923

Higher and Lower Desires

A. F. McGoun

University of Alberta

Abstract

Consumption may affect capacity for production. — Satisfaction may be increased by increasing goods, or desires for available goods, 292. — Unsatisfied desire an evil, 293. — Definition of necessaries, 297. — Desire for them ultimately diminishes scarcity, 298. — The time element, 298. — The interests of other people, 299. — High desires increase efficiency, foresight, and altruism, 300.

DOI
10.2307/1883932
Volume
37
Issue
2
Pages
291
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