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Human Wants

NIOS · Class 10 · Economics

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1

Meaning of Wants

  • Desires are wishes for goods and services.
  • A want is a desire backed by money and willingness to purchase.
  • A beggar may desire to have a car, but this is not a want because it is not backed by adequate money.
2

How Wants Arise and Grow

  • Wants arise with human life.
  • In ancient times, wants were limited to food, shelter and clothing.
  • The discovery of fire led to cooking and new food items, which expanded taste.
3

Satisfaction of Wants and Scarcity of Resources

  • Wants are unlimited but resources to satisfy them are scarce.
  • It is not possible to fulfil all wants, even though a single want can be satisfied.
  • As soon as one want is satisfied, another takes its place.
4

Characteristics of Wants

  • Wants are unlimited and never end.
  • Each want taken separately can be satisfied.
  • Some wants arise again and again, such as hunger and thirst.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Human Wants

Meaning of wantsHow wants arise and growTypes of wants by necessitySatisfaction of wantsCharacteristics of wantsResources and productionEconomic and non-economic wantsIndian philosophy of limiting wants

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