Malthusianism

English

Etymology

From Malthusian +‎ -ism.

Noun

Malthusianism (countable and uncountable, plural Malthusianisms)

1. (economics) The viewpoint that the population will always grow faster than the food supply that it needs to survive and prosper.

Derived terms

• Neo-Malthusianism

Translations

the viewpoint that the population grows faster than the food supply

• Italian: malthusianesimo (it) m
• Portuguese: malthusianismo (pt) m