- malthusian theory of population
- n.马尔萨斯人口论
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Malthusian theory — refers to: *Malthusian catastrophe *Neo malthusianism *Malthusian *Thomas Malthus *Malthusian growth model *Overpopulation *An Essay on the Principle of PopulationRelated: *The Population Bomb *Subsistence theory of wages *Club of Rome *Risks to… … Wikipedia
malthusian theory — n. Malthus theory that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence; Malthusianism. See {Malthusian}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Malthusian theory — noun Malthus theory that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence • Syn: ↑Malthusianism • Hypernyms: ↑economic theory … Useful english dictionary
Malthusian catastrophe — A Malthusian catastrophe (also phrased Malthusian check, Malthusian crisis, Malthusian disaster, Malthusian fallacy, Malthusian nightmare, or Malthusian theory of population) was originally foreseen to be a forced return to subsistence level… … Wikipedia
Malthusian growth model — The Malthusian growth model, sometimes called the simple exponential growth model, is essentially exponential growth based on a constant rate of compound interest. The model is named after the Reverend Thomas Malthus, who authored An Essay on the … Wikipedia
population — populational, adj. populationless, adj. /pop yeuh lay sheuhn/, n. 1. the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area. 2. the body of inhabitants of a place: The population of the city opposes the addition of… … Universalium
Malthusian — Mal·thu·sian mal th(y)ü zhən, mȯl adj of or relating to Malthus or to his theory that population tends to increase at a faster rate than its means of subsistence and that unless it is checked by moral restraint or by disease, famine, war, or… … Medical dictionary
Malthusian — adjective Etymology: Thomas R. Malthus Date: 1821 of or relating to Malthus or to his theory that population tends to increase at a faster rate than its means of subsistence and that unless it is checked by moral restraint or disaster (as disease … New Collegiate Dictionary
Critical minimum effort theory — The critical minimum effort theory has been given by Harvey Leibenstein, in his book Economic Backwardness and Economic Growth. This theory relates to overpopulated and underdeveloped or developing nations such as India and Indonesia.This theory… … Wikipedia
Population bottleneck — followed by recovery or extinction A population bottleneck (or genetic bottleneck) is an evolutionary event in which a significant percentage of a population or species is killed or otherwise prevented from reproducing.[1] A slightly different… … Wikipedia
Malthusian — Mal*thu sian, a. Of or pertaining to the political economist, the Rev. T. R. Malthus, or conforming to his views; as, Malthusian theories. See {Malthus}. [1913 Webster] Note: Malthus held that population tends to increase faster than its means of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
