malthusianism

• Существительное, обозначающее экономическую и социологическую теорию, первоначально предложенную Томасом Мальтусом, которая утверждает, что рост населения имеет тенденцию опережать рост производства продовольствия и других ресурсов, что приводит к неизбежным ограничениям, таким как голод, болезни или войны.

A noun referring to the economic and sociological theory, originally proposed by Thomas Malthus, which posits that population growth tends to outpace the growth of food supply and other resources, leading to inevitable checks such as famine, disease, or war.

uncountable · proper noun

1. Malthusian theoryC1formal

   The economic and sociological theory, originally proposed by Thomas Robert Malthus, that population growth tends to outpace the growth of food supply and other resources, leading to inevitable famine, disease, and societal collapse unless checked by preventive measures.

   Мальтузианство

   • Malthusianism argues that without population control, human misery is unavoidable.
   • Critics of Malthusianism point to technological advances that have increased food production.
   • The concept of Malthusianism has influenced modern environmental and resource debates.

   Synonymsmalthusian theory