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Production of non-essentials

Visualization of narrower problems
Nature 
Systems of production tend to be based on a media-created mode of consumption. Needs are invented to meet what a particular economy produces, thus neglecting real human needs and also productive efficiency.
Broader 
Misuse of resources
Dominance of economic motives
Market indicators' exclusion of human requirements
Narrower 
Unnecessary gadgets
False image of scarcity
Unwanted products and services
Foreign control of natural resources
Sales promotion dominates market research
Production serving false consumption needs
Overemphasis on effective use of technical resources
Related 
Capitalist speculation
Belittling of grant recipients
Non-inclusive management decisions
Over-specialized supervisory personnel
This problem is a member of 1 aggravating loop
Aggravates 
Over-diversification of manufactured goods [in 1 loop]
Inadequate research and development on problems of development
Aggravated by 
Surplus medical doctors
Inflexible management patterns
Accountability based solely on profit
Overemphasis on immediate superficial needs
Failure to plan for long-term consumer needs
Commercial disregard of social responsibility
Type 
(C) Cross-sectoral problems

About the Encyclopedia

The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

The initial content for the Encyclopedia was seeded from UIA’s Yearbook of International Organizations. UIA’s decades of collected data on the enormous variety of association life provided a broad initial perspective on the myriad problems of humanity. Recognizing that international associations are generally confronting world problems and developing action strategies based on particular values, the initial content was based on the descriptions, aims, titles and profiles of international associations.

About UIA

The Union of International Associations (UIA) is a research institute and documentation centre, based in Brussels. It was established in 1907, by Henri la Fontaine (Nobel Peace Prize laureate of 1913), and Paul Otlet, a founding father of what is now called information science.
 

Non-profit, apolitical, independent, and non-governmental in nature, the UIA has been a pioneer in the research, monitoring and provision of information on international organizations, international associations and their global challenges since 1907.

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