Malthusianism
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title:
Malthusianism
text:
Malthusianism is a theory that population growth is potentially exponential, according to the Malthusian growth model, while the growth of the food supply or other resources is linear, which eventually reduces living standards to the point of triggering a population decline. This event, called a Malthusian catastrophe has been predicted to occur if population growth outpaces agricultural production, thereby causing famine or war. According to this theory, poverty and inequality will increase as
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encyclopedia
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Idea about population growth and food supply
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malthusianism
date created:
2005-02-01T05:03:50Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T21:15:09Z
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