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/
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malthusian projectionmalthusian scenariomalthusian theorypessimisticpopulation-drivenpopulation-limitingproponentscarcity-drivenscarcity-orientedunsustainable
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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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