From this oppositional politics, she relied on frameworks that enjoyed greater public legitimacy: the civilizational rhetoric of empire which held widespread currency at the time, and a
Malthusian theory of overpopulation which, if not dominant, did have the tacit allegiance of many intellectuals and policymakers.
Even Stephen Brosha, who targets ideas similar to Diamond ("population and land pressure coupled with unsustainable agricultural practices," (31) as causes for the genocide argues that
Malthusian theory "...
It is this enduring aspect of
Malthusian theory that Ross explores in the bulk of his book.
Bailey's own essay, "The Progress Explosion: Permanently Escaping the Malthusian Trap," is one of the best ripostes to
Malthusian theory around.
Nor did he anticipate the extent to which technology, modern fanning techniques, and the Green Revolution would spur growth in food production.(8) But have such developments refuted basic
Malthusian theory, or have they simply delayed the dreaded day of reckoning when
Malthusian theory will be vindicated with full force and virulence?
Theories of demographic transition,
Malthusian theory, demographic change and response theory, and Easterlin's theory of relative income are introduced briefly.
This may emerge as a new way of stating the
Malthusian theory of population limit.
Steeped in
Malthusian theory, Komlos's work invites the interested reader to view the pressures of population growth, diminishing marginal labor productivity, and hunger as the catalysts for institutional change.
The
Malthusian theory of population growth is valid in the case of animals too!
Ezekiel Emanuel seems to be affected by the
Malthusian theory which said that economy increases in arithmetical ratio while population does in geometrical one.
When I came to NASA as its ninth Administrator in 1992, I never imagined myself leading a crusade for the Space Station, nor arguing
Malthusian theory. As an executive at TRW, I came from a culture that believes in the rich promise of space technology, but also answers to the bottom line of business.