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malthus

/ˈmælθəs/

Traduction: Nom propre se référant à l'économiste anglais qui a soutenu que la croissance de la population dépasserait les moyens de subsistance (1766-1834).

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/ˈmælθəs/C1formalpolitical
  • frNom propre se référant à l'économiste anglais qui a soutenu que la croissance de la population dépasserait les moyens de subsistance (1766-1834).

A proper noun referring to an English economist who argued that population growth would outstrip the means of subsistence (1766–1834).

indénombrable · nom propre

  1. Thomas Robert MalthusC1formal

    An English economist and demographer (1766–1834) known for his theory that population growth tends to outpace food supply, leading to social crises.

    frThomas Robert Malthus

    • Malthus argued that without checks, population would grow geometrically while food supply increases arithmetically.
    • The ideas of Malthus greatly influenced early theories of economics and evolution.
    • Many modern economists revisit Malthus’s predictions when analyzing resource scarcity.
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