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.
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| Post-Scarcity Anarchism | 1 |
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| 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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Post-Scarcity Anarchism