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1 - The basic premise of the political perspective is that organizational behavior is a function of competition for scarce resources.

2 - Economics is a study that is based on scarcity of the means to achieve objectives.

3 - It is well known that regional political disputes over scarce natural resources may cause troubles that go beyond the boundaries of a single region.

4 - The dangers of increasing computerization of personal, official and business information have long been recognized, and are scarcely any longer controversial.

5 - Some people do not eat meat for economic reasons; meat is expensive and, in many parts of the world, very scarce.