Malthus Flashcards
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malthus
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on overpopulation
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his essay
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An Essay on the Principle of Population (1798)
Population grows geometrically while food supply grows arithmetically
3
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Criticism of Malthus includes the following:
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Pessimistic viewpoint
Failure to consider technological innovation
Marxist critique
4
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neo malthusians
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contemporary geographers that a gree with malthus
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neo malthusians argue
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1-poor countries have the most growth b/c or transfer of mediccaid byt not wealth from MDCs
-already, the gap btwn food and people is more than ever
2- world pop is also outstripping o ther resources
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esther bosurup
simon kuznets
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malthusian critics
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marxists think
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poverty, hunger, other problems are result of unjust social/economic institutions and not population growth
