malthusianism

• Nom désignant une théorie économique et sociologique, initialement proposée par Thomas Malthus, selon laquelle la croissance de la population tend à dépasser celle des ressources alimentaires et autres, entraînant des limites inévitables telles que la famine, les maladies ou les guerres.

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.

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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.

   malthusianisme

   • 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.

   Synonymesmalthusian theory