markitect-main/examples/infospace-with-history/output/entities/idle-consumers.md

Idle Consumers

Definition

Those members of society who consume economic output without contributing to its production through labour. This group represents a drain on the productive capacity of the economy as they consume without creating value.

Source Chapter

Book I, Chapter 6

Context

Discussed in the context of how the annual produce of labour is divided between productive and unproductive consumption. Smith notes that the idle consume a great part of the annual produce, affecting whether the economy's value increases, diminishes, or remains stable.

Economic Domain

Consumption

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