What might happen if an economic is unable to produce wanted goods and services?

personally, I believe people will go without them, but it is also very possible people will look elsewhere for them, but its all a matter of perspective. I think that if the economy cannot produce the goods and services, no where else is able to either, thus, you'd go without it, and it isnt to say you wont want it. You will, maybe even more so. And I doubt people will focus on needs more than they already are, unless it gets worse for the consumer itself in that regard. I cant say im right though.

its main object was the establishment of "settlement houses" in poor urban areas, in which volunteer middle-class "settlement workers" would live, hoping to share knowledge and culture with, and alleviate the poverty of, their low-income neighbors.