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Scarcity / by Adil, Janeen R.(CARDINAL)326696;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Introduces the economic principle of scarcity. Explains how scarcity affects prices and choices. Includes an activity and fun facts"--Provided by publisher.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Consumption (Economics); Natural resources; Scarcity; Supply and demand;
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Scarcity : why having too little means so much / by Mullainathan, Sendhil.(CARDINAL)535716; Shafir, Eldar.(CARDINAL)384320;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- The scarcity mindset. Focusing and tunneling ; The bandwidth tax -- Scarcity creates scarcity. Packing and slack ; Expertise ; Borrowing and myopia ; The scarcity trap ; Poverty -- Designing for scarcity. Improving the lives of the poor ; Managing scarcity in organizations ; Scarcity in everyday life -- Conclusion.An examination of how scarcity--and our flawed responses to it--shapes our lives, our society, and our culture.
Subjects: Supply and demand.; Scarcity.; Decision making.;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 10
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Scarcity brain : fix your craving mindset and rewire your habits to thrive with enough / by Easter, Michael(Health and fitness writer),author.(CARDINAL)826591;
Introduction: Our scarcity brain -- The scarcity loop -- How the scarcity loop hooks us -- Where the scarcity loop lives -- Why we crave more -- Escape -- Certainty -- Influence -- Food -- Stuff -- Information -- Happiness -- Epilogue: What we do now."Michael Easter, author of The Comfort Crisis and one of the world's leading experts on behavior change, shows that the problem isn't you. The problem is your scarcity mindset, left over from our ancient ancestors. They had to constantly seek and consume to survive because vital survival tools like food, material goods, information, and power were scarce and hard to find. But with our modern ability to easily fulfill our ancient desire for more, our hardwired "scarcity brain" is now backfiring. And new technology and institutions--from dating and entertainment apps to our food and economic systems--are exploiting our scarcity brain. They're bombarding us with subversive "scarcity cues," subtle triggers that lead us into low-reward cravings that hurt us in the long run. Scarcity cues can be direct and all-encompassing, like a sagging economy. Or they can be subtle and slight, like our neighbor buying a shiny new car."--
Subjects: Self-help publications.; Desire.; Happiness.; Cognitive science.; Self-help techniques.;
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Scarcity and growth; the economics of natural resource availability / by Barnett, Harold J.(CARDINAL)142907; Morse, Chandler.(CARDINAL)219940;
Bibliographical footnotes.
Subjects: Natural resources.;
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A deplorable scarcity : the failure of industrialization in the slave economy / by Bateman, Fred,1937-2012.(CARDINAL)316905; Weiss, Thomas Joseph.(CARDINAL)316904;
Bibliography: pages 215-223.The Southern industrial economy: introduction and overview == Why was Southern manufacturing "backward"?: the major hypotheses -- Firm, industry, and market size: the effect on Southern industrial development -- Did factor supplies constrain Southern industrialization? -- Profitability of antebellum Southern manufacturing and the investment response -- Capital gains, information costs, risk, and the behavior of Southern investors -- Market structure, profitability, and Southern industrialization -- Summary and conclusions -- APPENDIXES: Appendix A: Description and tests of the data samples from the manuscripts of the census of manufacturing -- Appendix B: Characteristics of the largest Southern manufacturers in 1850 and 1860 -- Appendix C: Southern manufacturing profitability: techniques of estimation.
Subjects: Industries;
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Water consumption and scarcity / by Perritano, John.(CARDINAL)490236;
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Subjects: Water consumption; Water scarcity;
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Food scarcity and hunger / by Turner, Myra Faye,author.(CARDINAL)415558; Doescher, Katharine,artist.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.A rainy rescue -- Environmental concerns -- Finding solutions -- Doing our part."Every year, the world's farmers produce a lot of food for people to eat. Yet every night, millions of people around the world go to bed hungry. Why are people going without food when the earth is able to produce so much? In this nonfiction graphic novel,Max Axiom and the Society of Super Scientists go on a fact-finding mission to discover the reasons behind food scarcity. Young readers can join the team to find out why many people deal with food insecurity and learn ways that they can help" --Ages 8-11Grades 4-6740LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Comics (Graphic works); Graphic novels.; Food security; Food supply; Hunger;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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What is scarcity of resources? / by Cohn, Jessica.(CARDINAL)484804;
Includes bibliographical references (page 32) and index.IG830LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Economics; Natural resources; Scarcity; Capital;
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The politics of water scarcity / by Nichols, Susan,1975-editor.(CARDINAL)411057;
Grade 9 to 12.Includes bibliographical references and index.The importance of Opposing Viewpoints introduction -- Do we take clean water for granted? We can no longer take water for granted / Paul Alois ; Our drinking water is safe / Daniel Moss ; water is not a human right / Louie Glinzak ; Water accessibility affects all parts of society / Moses Mozart Dzawu ; We must work together to solve drought problems / Daniel Polk -- What is causing water scarcity? Fracking contributes to water scarcity / Joshua Pringle ; To solve water scarcity, slow the human population growth / Robert Engelman ; Water scarcity is caused by excessive extraction of groundwater / Feng Hao ; Groundwater overdrafting must be regulated / Tara Moran, Janny Choy, Carolina Sanchez ; Water scarcity is the result of mismanagement / Prasenjit Chowdhury ; A combination of solutions must be used to solve the problem of water scarcity / Nadia Halim -- How is water used as a political tool? Global water shortages pose threat of terror and war / Suzanne Goldenburg ; Water scarcity leads to internal strife for nations / Pallava Bagla ; Water scarcity in Central Asia may lead to conflict / Emily Singer Hurvitz ; Water can be a source of disagreement among neighboring nations / Cyril Ferrand ; Water access contributes to a region's stability / Christopher Tatlock -- What is the solution for reducing water scarcity? Stop population growth to end water scarcity / Laurie Mazure ; Learn nature's lessons for water conservation / Stephanie Vierra ; We should learn to replicate natural desalination / Adity aSood ; Technology and engineering can fix water scarcity in China / Yu Yang, Lei Yin, Qingzong Zhang ; It's time to declare war on water scarcity / Gabriel Wong ; Save water through irrigation innovation / Mary Kay Magistad.Clean water is something we take for granted. It's there when we turn on our taps to fill a glass, take a shower, or wash our hands. But for many of the world's citizens, water is a precious commodity. Many don t have access to clean water. Others must use the same water for drinking, cooking, and cleaning. Is access to clean water a human right? Should water be provided by governments or private entities? Will water become a commodity of the rich? And how are our environmental practices affecting the world's supply of water? Full-Color Photographs, Bibliography, Charts, Graphs, Tables, Detailed Table of Contents, Further Information Section, Index, Primary Sources, Sidebars, Websites.
Subjects: Water-supply; Water-supply; Scarcity; Scarcity;
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Food first : beyond the myth of scarcity / by Lappé, Frances Moore.(CARDINAL)147139; Collins, Joseph,1945-(CARDINAL)146028; Fowler, Cary.(CARDINAL)191799;
Bibliography: pages 447-452.
Subjects: Food supply.; Food consumption;
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