Among the reactionary theories of a fascist character, placed at the service of imperialism, the notorious Malthusian theory of the overpopulation of the globe occupies a prominent place.
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Malthusian
//mælˈθjuːzɪən//
Synonyms for "malthusian"
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12 translations across 8 languages.
Belarusian
2 entries- мальтузія́нскі adj (of, or relating to Malthus or his views)
- мальтузія́нец noun (a supporter of the ideas of Thomas Malthus)
Czech
2 entries- malthusiánský adj (of, or relating to Malthus or his views)
- malthusovský adj (of, or relating to Malthus or his views)
French
1 entries- malthusien adj (of, or relating to Malthus or his views)
Italian
1 entries- maltusiano adj (of, or relating to Malthus or his views)
Polish
1 entries- maltuzjański adj (of, or relating to Malthus or his views)
Portuguese
1 entries- malthusiano adj (of, or relating to Malthus or his views)
Russian
2 entries- мальтузиа́нский adj (of, or relating to Malthus or his views)
- мальтузиа́нец noun (a supporter of the ideas of Thomas Malthus)
Ukrainian
2 entries- мальтузіа́нський adj (of, or relating to Malthus or his views)
- мальтузіа́нець noun (a supporter of the ideas of Thomas Malthus)
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The best refutation of the imaginary Malthusian laws of "land depletion" is the practice of Soviet collective farming.
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For first, this college life, opening to scholarships, and ending, perchance, as you political economists would desire, in Malthusian fellowships,—premiums for celibacy,— consider what manner of thing it is!
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Even under the best of circumstances, however, no one would depend on this Malthusian adjustment process to account for the ability of modern economies to maintain a constant saving rate and steady growth for 20 years at a time without catastrophe.
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