subsistence economy
Definition
An economic system wholly reliant on the self provisioning of the community. Wealth in a subsistence economy is measured in terms of natural resources. A subsistence economy relies on hunting and cultivation for food and surrounding trees for building shelter depending on the natural environment's renewal and reproduction for survival.
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