Associations to the word «Malthusianism»

Wiktionary

MALTHUSIANISM, noun. The viewpoint that the population will always grow faster than the food supply that it needs to survive and prosper.

Dictionary definition

MALTHUSIANISM, noun. Malthus' theory that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence.

Wise words

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