Jacob Viner, "Economics is what economists do".
J.R. Hicks, "An economy or economic system may be defined as the co-operation of prioducers and workers to make goods and services to satisfy the wants of consumers".
According to Edwin R.A. Seligman, "Economics has suffered more than any other discipline from the malaise of polemics about definition and method".
After the publication of Adam Smith's book.
"An Enquiry into the Nature and causes of wealth of Nations". in the year 1776 AD. Economics took the form of science.
Marshall's "Economics is an the one side a study of wealth and on the other and more important side a part of the study of man". in the year 1890 A.D. he published htis book entitled, 'principles of economics'. supported Marshall's difinition of Welfare.
Robbins "An Essay on the Nature and significance of Economic science." which was published in the year 1932 A.D.
Lionel Robbins published his book.
"Economics is a scince which studies human behaviour is a relationship between ends and scarce resources which have alternative uses".
Robbins definition is the last definition and there is no point debating about it. The definition of scarcity has given a clear view of the scope of economics.
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