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Beyond scarcity? why abundance matters in a turbulent & unequal world

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  • Mehta, Lyla
  • Røkås, Thomas

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  • Mehta, Lyla & Røkås, Thomas, 2026. "Beyond scarcity? why abundance matters in a turbulent & unequal world," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 140375, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming
    • Q57 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Ecological Economics
    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement

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