Vacancy Chain

A vacancy chain is a social structure through which resources are distributed to consumers. In a vacancy chain, a new resource unit that arrives into a population is taken by the first individual in line, who then leaves his/her old unit behind, this old unit is taken by a second individual, leaving his/her old unit behind, and so forth.

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Famous quotes containing the words vacancy and/or chain:

    “The darkest pit
    Of the profoundest hell, chaos, night,
    Nor aught of blinder vacancy scooped out
    By help of dreams can breed such fear and awe
    As fall upon us often when we look
    Into our minds, into the mind of man.”
    —William Wordsworth (1770–1850)

    “To avoid tripping on the chain of the past, you have to pick it up and wind it about you.”
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