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malthus

/ˈmælθəs/

Tradução: Nome próprio referente ao economista inglês que afirmou que o crescimento populacional superaria os meios de subsistência (1766–1834).

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

  • 🇵🇹Nome próprio referente ao economista inglês que afirmou que o crescimento populacional superaria os meios de subsistência (1766–1834).
  1. Thomas Robert Malthus C1 formal

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

    • 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.

    🇵🇹Thomas Robert Malthus

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