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Malthusian theory
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Malthusian theory - Malthus' theory that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistenceMalthusianismeconomic theory - (economics) a theory of commercial activities (such as the production and consumption of goods) |
Malthusian theory
Malthusian theory The theory that populations tends to increase faster than the means of their subsistence so that starvation, poverty and misery are inevitable unless populations are controlled by disease, famine, celibacy, ‘vicious practices’ (contraception), infanticide or war. The theory was proposed in An Essay on the Principle of Population, 1798 (Thomas Robert Malthus, 1766–1834, English theorist).Malthusian theory
Related to Malthusian theory: Demographic transition theorySynonyms for Malthusian theorynoun Malthus' theory that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistenceSynonymsRelated Words |