I have a point: but all that is "life-saving medicine" is not the scarce goods.

笔者有一个观点：但凡是“救命药”都不该是紧缺品。

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problem-solving in a social context, such as how to distribute scarce goods or defend the clan;

其三是在社会大背景下解决问题的过程，比如如何在物资紧缺是分发产品和如何保卫自己的家族；

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Another was the importance of personal connections in obtaining scarce goods and services.

另一后遗症则是私人关系在获取短缺物资及服务时变得特别重要。

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Community leaders say donating basic goods like milk powder and aspirin, which can be scarce in Cuba, has a major impact for Cuban families struggling to survive under Communist rule.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

Some scarce goods are now sold by auction, but only after years of scams.

ECONOMIST: The economy

The best thing markets can do is move on from that starting point, using property rights to allocate scarce goods based on consumer sovereignty.

FORBES: Law of This Sea

If spending, however, is funded by coercion and apart from economic calculation, scarce goods are wasted, and the result is relative impoverishment, prolonged recession, and unemployment.

FORBES: Since Monetary Spending Is Unequal, Who Spends Wisest?