Rationing is the practice of controlling the distribution of a good or service in order to cope with scarcity.

Note: Rationing of health care services is a contentious topic and in our view, current discussions of rationing often are unproductive or harmful. We suggest two reasons for that result. First the ...

World War II-style rationing could be an effective way to reduce carbon emissions, according to new research from the University of Leeds. In a paper published today in the journal Ethics, Policy and ...

In the 1930s, the British economist Lionel Robbins defined economics as “the science which studies human behavior as a relationship between ends and scarce means which have alternative uses.” This ...

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World War II-style rationing could be an effective way to reduce carbon emissions, according to new research. World War II-style rationing could be an effective way to reduce carbon emissions, ...