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Record 1 2010-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Biological Sciences
CONT

Developed by American economist Gary Becker (1930- ), the term bioeconomics refers to an area of economics in which sociobiology is applied to explain human behavior in a capitalist economic system.

Key term(s)
  • bio-economics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Interdisciplinarité (Sciences humaines)
  • Sciences biologiques
CONT

La bioéconomie n'est pas une approche économique du vivant, mais une approche «vivante» de l'économie. Celle-ci traite d'une activité de transformation «calculée» du monde ayant pour objet de satisfaire au mieux - avec le minimum de moyens judicieusement combinés - les besoins humains.

Key term(s)
  • bio-économie

Spanish

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