Malthus (Noun)
Meaning
An English economist who argued that increases in population would outgrow increases in the means of subsistence (1766-1834).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The theory of Malthus was influential in shaping the development of modern economics and demographics.
- Malthus is often criticized for his gloomy predictions of widespread poverty and famine.
- The British economist Thomas Robert Malthus published a groundbreaking book 'An Essay on the Principle of Population' in 1798.
- According to Malthus, the Earth's population would expand exponentially while the availability of food and other resources would only increase linearly.
- Malthus' ideas about population growth and its potential consequences on society remain relevant in contemporary debates on sustainability and environmentalism.