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The most generally accepted definition of economics is ____________

The most generally accepted definition of economics is ____________
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  • A An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations
  • B The science of material welfare
  • C The science which studies human behavior as a relationship between ends and scarce means which have alternative use
  • D The science that treats phenomena from the stand point of price
  • E The practical science of production and distribution of wealth
Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Lionel Robbins (1932) developed implications of what has been termed "perhaps the most commonly accepted current definition of the subject": Economics is a science which studies human behavior as a relationship between ends and scarce means which have alternative uses.

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