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Production of non-essentials
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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