Post-scarcity economics
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Post-scarcity economics is a theoretical economic system in which technology and productivity are so advanced that most goods and services are abundant, making traditional notions of scarcity, prices, and wage labor largely obsolete.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Post-Scarcity Anarchism | 2 |
| Post-scarcity economics canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Post-scarcity economics Context triple: [Seth, primaryThemeOfWork, Post-scarcity economics]
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The Abolition of Work
The Abolition of Work is a 1985 anarchist essay by Bob Black that critiques wage labor and advocates for a society organized around voluntary play instead of compulsory work.
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Steady-State Economics
Steady-State Economics is an influential work in ecological economics that argues for an economy with stable or mildly fluctuating levels of consumption and population within ecological limits.
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Economics for the Common Good
Economics for the Common Good is a book by Nobel laureate Jean Tirole that explains how modern economic thinking can be used to address major social challenges and improve public policy.
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The Acquisitive Society
The Acquisitive Society is a 1920 book by British social critic R. H. Tawney that offers a moral and economic critique of capitalism and argues for a more socially responsible and egalitarian economic order.
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A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism
A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism is a libertarian economic and political treatise that contrasts socialist and capitalist systems from an Austrian School and anarcho-capitalist perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Post-scarcity economics Target entity description: Post-scarcity economics is a theoretical economic system in which technology and productivity are so advanced that most goods and services are abundant, making traditional notions of scarcity, prices, and wage labor largely obsolete.
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A.
The Abolition of Work
The Abolition of Work is a 1985 anarchist essay by Bob Black that critiques wage labor and advocates for a society organized around voluntary play instead of compulsory work.
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B.
Steady-State Economics
Steady-State Economics is an influential work in ecological economics that argues for an economy with stable or mildly fluctuating levels of consumption and population within ecological limits.
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C.
Economics for the Common Good
Economics for the Common Good is a book by Nobel laureate Jean Tirole that explains how modern economic thinking can be used to address major social challenges and improve public policy.
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D.
The Acquisitive Society
The Acquisitive Society is a 1920 book by British social critic R. H. Tawney that offers a moral and economic critique of capitalism and argues for a more socially responsible and egalitarian economic order.
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E.
A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism
A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism is a libertarian economic and political treatise that contrasts socialist and capitalist systems from an Austrian School and anarcho-capitalist perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
economic theory
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hypothetical economic system ⓘ post-scarcity concept ⓘ |
| addresses |
distribution of abundant resources
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future of work ⓘ incentive structures without material scarcity ⓘ organization of production without scarcity ⓘ social consequences of automation ⓘ |
| assumes |
abundant goods and services
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advanced automation ⓘ basic needs can be met with minimal human labor ⓘ dramatically reduced marginal costs of production ⓘ information goods can be reproduced at near-zero cost ⓘ minimal material scarcity for most people ⓘ very high productivity ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
capitalist market economy
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classical scarcity-based economics ⓘ wage-labor-based economic systems ⓘ |
| critiquedFor |
neglecting power and ownership structures
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relying on optimistic technological assumptions ⓘ underestimating persistent forms of scarcity ⓘ |
| debatedIn |
futurism
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heterodox economics ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ science fiction studies ⓘ |
| field | economics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
conditions of abundance
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impact of advanced technology on production ⓘ reduction of scarcity ⓘ |
| implies |
greater emphasis on free access to goods
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potential decoupling of work from survival ⓘ reduced role of money ⓘ reduced role of prices ⓘ reduced role of wage labor ⓘ weakened link between income and access to basic goods ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
3D printing
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artificial intelligence ⓘ automation ⓘ commons-based peer production ⓘ fully automated luxury communism ⓘ gift economy ⓘ renewable energy ⓘ resource abundance ⓘ robotics ⓘ science fiction ⓘ technological utopianism ⓘ universal basic income ⓘ |
| suggests |
greater focus on creative activities
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greater focus on self-actualization ⓘ shift from material constraints to attention and time constraints ⓘ |
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