Neo-Malthusianism

Neo-Malthusianism

Neo-malthusianism is a set of doctrines derived from Thomas Malthus's theory that limited resources keep populations in check and reduce economic growth. A current proponent of Neo-Malthusianism is the Club of Rome. Fact|date=October 2008

Malthus believed population growth was geometric (2->4->8->16), and agricultural growth was arithmetic (1->2->3->4); therefore, population growth will increase at such a rate that eventually there won't be enough food for the subsistence of the population. This appears to describe rather accurately sociodemographic dynamics of complex pre-industrial societies and serves as a basis for modern mathematical models of long-term historical dynamics (see, e.g., Peter Turchin 2003; Peter Turchin et al. 2007; Korotayev et al. 2006).

Bibliography

*Korotayev, A., et al. 2006. "Introduction to Social Macrodynamics". Moscow: KomKniga. ISBN 5484005590
*Turchin, P., et al., eds. 2007. [http://edurss.ru/cgi-bin/db.pl?cp=&page=Book&id=53185&lang=en&blang=en&list=Found History & Mathematics: Historical Dynamics and Development of Complex Societies.] Moscow: KomKniga. ISBN 5484010020
*Turchin, P. 2003. "Historical Dynamics: Why States Rise and Fall." Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
*V. I. Lenin 1913 [http://www.rcgfrfi.easynet.co.uk/ww/lenin/1913-wcn.htm THE WORKING CLASS AND NEOMALTHUSIANISM (1)]

ee also

*Malthusianism
*Malthusian Growth Model


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