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The central aim is to investigate how symbolic production shapes economic needs in modern markets.

July 10, 2026Open Access

At the Limits of Symbolic Need Production: Generativity Beyond Scarcity

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The central aim is to investigate how symbolic production shapes economic needs in modern markets.
Reconstructs mechanisms of need through psychoanalytic theory, particularly Lacanian distinctions.
Analyzes the impact of symbolic inflation on the reliability of need production.
Proposes a generative approach to economics alongside scarcity models.
Identifies symbolic inflation as a critical issue in contemporary need production.
Shifts perception of need to a relational system rather than a primary source of value.
Establishes a framework for generative economics that emphasizes relational forms generating surplus.

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Examines how symbolic need formation affects economic values, highlighting implications for modern economics.

Wanhong HUANG (2026) studied this question.

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