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Actors can be interpreted as ranking their ends along a scale of values, or scale of preferences. These scales differ for each person, both in their content and in their orders of preference. Furthermore, they differ for the same individual at different times.<ref name="Rothbard_value" | Actors can be interpreted as ranking their ends along a scale of values, or scale of preferences. These scales differ for each person, both in their content and in their orders of preference. Furthermore, they differ for the same individual at different times.<ref name="Rothbard_value"> | ||
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* Wikipedia page on [[Wikipedia:Value (economics)|value]] | |||
Revision as of 13:54, 12 May 2009
All action employs scarce means to attain the most valued ends. Man has the choice of using the scarce means for various alternative ends, and the ends that he chooses are the ones he values most highly. The less urgent wants are those that remain unsatisfied.[1]
Preferences
Actors can be interpreted as ranking their ends along a scale of values, or scale of preferences. These scales differ for each person, both in their content and in their orders of preference. Furthermore, they differ for the same individual at different times.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
References
- ↑ Murray N. Rothbard. "A. Ends and Values", 5. Further Implications, Human Action, online version, referenced 2009-05-12.
See also
- Wikipedia page on value