Malthusianism
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Malthusianism
noun Malthusianisms
- The viewpoint that the population will always grow faster than the food supply that it needs to survive and prosper. “[…] The human question is not how many can possibly survive within the system, but what kind of existence is possible for those who do survive.” [citing Dune] Gloomy Malthusianism was much in vogue in the 1960s and 70s.
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noun the viewpoint that the population grows faster than the food supply
| 中文 | 馬爾薩斯主義 /马尔萨斯主义 Mǎ'ěrsàsī Zhǔyì |
|---|---|
| Português | malthusianismo |
| Français | malthusianisme |
| Italiano | malthusianesimo |
| العربية | مَالْتُوسِيَة māltūsiya |
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