The Scarcity Myth

Rethinking Limits, Wealth, and Economic Possibility

von Roman Senoner

148 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Why do wealthy societies still tell people there is not enough?

The Scarcity Myth begins with a simple contradiction: modern economies can produce extraordinary wealth, yet millions of people are told that decent housing, secure work, better wages, and strong public services are unaffordable.

Scarcity is real. Every society faces limits of resources, energy, time, skills, and productive capacity. But many of the shortages and inequalities that shape modern life are not simply natural facts. They are also created by institutions, monetary systems, market rules, political choices, and power.

In this concise and accessible book, Roman Senoner separates real scarcity from artificial scarcity. He challenges common assumptions about money, public spending, productivity, competition, markets, and prosperity, showing how societies capable of abundance can still organize insecurity as if it were inevitable.

This book does not deny limits. It asks which limits are real, which are imposed, and what becomes possible when we finally learn to tell the difference.