The Blueprint of Scarcity

1. The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a society.
3. The economic policy of shielding domestic industries from foreign competition by taxing imports.
5. An adjective describing an event that causes sudden, great damage or suffering; disastrous.
7. A verb meaning to cause a situation, myth, or practice to continue for a long time.
8. Severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.
10. A raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee.
13. The authority of a state to govern itself or another state.
14. Having become more varied or having been enlarged.
17. To set or declare someone free from blame, guilt, or responsibility.
18. A tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.
19. A person or company to whom money is owed.

2. Government policies aimed at reducing public spending, often leading to cuts in services.
4. A project or undertaking, especially one that is difficult or requires a lot of effort, like a new business.
6. The cultivation of a single crop or reliance on a single product, leading to a lack of diversity.
9. Making use of a situation or treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
11. An adjective describing something that belongs to the present time; modern.
12. Something left or handed down from an ancestor or from the past.
13. A sum of money granted by the government to assist an industry or business so that the price of a commodity or service may remain low or competitive.
15. An adverb describing an action that is done in a way that is forbidden by law, rules, or custom.
16. To drain or transfer liquid (or, metaphorically, money) from one place to another, often stealthily.