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Multilingual Demographic Dictionary, second unified edition, English volume

Neo-Malthusianism

Multilingual Demographic Dictionary, second unified edition, English vol.
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Neo-Malthusianism  (NEO-MALTHUSIANISM)


Although the term Malthusianism 1 originally refers to the theories of Malthus, it is often used today to denote the doctrine that a check in the rate of population growth is desirable. Neo-Malthusianism 2, whilst accepting the desirability of checking population growth, advocates that such restriction should be achieved through the use of birth control methods (627-3).

  • 1. Malthusianism, n. - Malthusian, adj.: conforming to the doctrines of Malthus. The terms are sometimes used mistakenly to refer to the advocacy of family planning programs to solve economic problems.

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