Neo-Malthusian
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Neo-Malthusian — Ne o Mal*thu sian, a. Designating, or pertaining to, a group of modern economists who hold to the Malthusianism doctrine that permanent betterment of the general standard of living is impossible without decrease of competition by limitation of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Neo-Malthusian — Ne o Mal*thu sian, a. Designating, or pertaining to, a group of modern economists who hold to the Malthusianism doctrine that permanent betterment of the general standard of living is impossible without decrease of competition by limitation of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
neo-Malthusian — adjective Date: 1896 advocating control of population growth (as by contraception) • neo Malthusian noun • neo Malthusianism noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
neo-malthusian — |nē(ˌ)ō+ adjective Usage: often capitalized N & usually capitalized M Etymology: ne + malthusian : being or relating to the doctrine that only through the limitation of births by the use of artificial contraceptives can the numbers of the… … Useful english dictionary
Neo-Malthusianism — Neo Malthusian Ne o Mal*thu sian, a. Designating, or pertaining to, a group of modern economists who hold to the Malthusianism doctrine that permanent betterment of the general standard of living is impossible without decrease of competition by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Malthusian catastrophe — A Malthusian catastrophe (also phrased Malthusian check, Malthusian crisis, Malthusian disaster, Malthusian fallacy, Malthusian nightmare, or Malthusian theory of population) was originally foreseen to be a forced return to subsistence level… … Wikipedia
neo-Malthusianism — noun see neo Malthusian … New Collegiate Dictionary
neo-malthusianism — |nē(ˌ)ō+ noun Usage: often capitalized N & usually capitalized M : neo Malthusian views or beliefs … Useful english dictionary
Malthusian theory — refers to: *Malthusian catastrophe *Neo malthusianism *Malthusian *Thomas Malthus *Malthusian growth model *Overpopulation *An Essay on the Principle of PopulationRelated: *The Population Bomb *Subsistence theory of wages *Club of Rome *Risks to… … Wikipedia
Neo-Malthusianism — is a set of doctrines derived from Thomas Malthus s theory that limited resources keep populations in check and reduce economic growth. A current proponent of Neo Malthusianism is the Club of Rome. Fact|date=October 2008Malthus believed… … Wikipedia
