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struggle for existence

struggle for existence In this historical source, the struggle for existence means competition among different groups, understood as a force that shapes economic types through natural selection.

In this historical source, the struggle for existence means competition among different groups, understood as a force that shapes economic types through natural selection. It is used to explain why laws about human economic motives apply only under the conditions that form and sustain those types.