Mathusianism
Mathusianism The view, derived from the theory propounded by Malthus, that poverty (in its modern interpretation linked to environmental degradation) is caused primarily by the pressure on resources exerted by the increasing size of the human population and that no remedy is practicable which does not include measures to reduce the birth-rate, especially among the poor.
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