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The word economics was derived from Greek words \u2018Oeconomicus<\/b>\u2019 in 431 B.C. by Xenophone<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n It means household management<\/span><\/b> or management of household affairs<\/span><\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The economics science was born with the publication of Adam Smith\u2019s book \u2018An enquiry into the Nature and Causes of Wealth of Nations\u2019 <\/span><\/b>in 1776 AD. <\/span><\/p>\n Adam Smith is also known as father of economics. <\/span><\/p>\n Before the publication of this book economics was study in Political Economics. <\/span><\/p>\n In the view of Adam Smith \u2018Economics is the science of wealth.\u2019<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n According to Marshall<\/span><\/i><\/b>, <\/i><\/span>“Political Economy or Economics is a study of mankind in the ordinary business of life. It examines that part of individual and social action which is most closely connected with the attainment and with the use of material requisites of well-being”.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n According to Robbins<\/span><\/i><\/b>,<\/span><\/i> <\/i>\u201cEconomics is the science which studies the human behaviour as a relationship between ends and scarce means which have alternative uses.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n According to PA Samuelson and WD Nordhaus<\/span><\/i><\/b>, <\/span><\/i>\u201cEconomics is the study of how societies use scarce resources to produce valuable goods and services and distribute them among different individuals.” <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n From these definitions, economics is social science which studies the economic behavior of the people that concern on proper and rational utilization of limited resources to obtain maximum satisfaction.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Every society as an economic unit faces the problem of allocating scarce resources (land, physical capital, labour of different skills) to meet several wants of the members of the society. <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In short, the subject economics studies the ways in which all human beings manage scarce resources to produce different goods and services to satisfy needs of society. <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As on the definitions there is no similarity on the nature of economics. <\/span><\/p>\n Some of the economist has given their opinions economics as an art and some of them have defined it as a science and other have defined it as a science and art both which is explained below:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Science is a systematized body of knowledge that establishes the cause and effect relationship between variables. <\/span><\/p>\n Economics is a branch of knowledge where the various facts are systematically collected, classified and analyzed. <\/span><\/p>\n Economics investigates the possibility of deducing generalizations as regards the economic motives of human beings. Thus, economics is a science.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n An art teaches us to for solving problems. <\/span><\/p>\n Economics offers us practical guidance in the solution of economic problems. <\/span><\/p>\n Better implementation of economic plan and policies requires skill, efficiency, knowledge or ability. <\/span><\/p>\n So, the economics is and art.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n An art is a system of rules for the attainment of a given end. <\/span><\/p>\n A science teaches us to know; an art teaches us to do. <\/span><\/p>\n Applying this definition, we find that economics offers us practical guidance in the solution of economic problems. <\/span><\/p>\n Science and art are complementary to each other and economics is both a science and an art. <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Keep in Mind <\/span><\/b><\/p>\nNature of Economics<\/span><\/b><\/b><\/h3>\n
Economics is a science<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n
Economics is an art<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n
Economics is science and art both<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n