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Malthusianism [mal′thü·zhə‚niz·əm] (biology) The theory that population increases more rapidly than the food supply unless held in check by epidemics, wars, or similar phenomena. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Bailey's own essay, "The Progress Explosion: Permanently Escaping the Malthusian Trap," is one of the best ripostes to Malthusian theory around. Naturalists, biologists and ecologists have since applied Malthusian theory not only to animals and plants, but to humans as well. |
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