Describe Thomas Robert Malthus's predictions. What are the anti-Malthusian and neo-Malthusian approaches seen today?
What will be an ideal response?
- Malthus predicted social chaos based on his belief that a rising population would consume the world's resources.
- The anti-Malthusian viewpoint, similar to the logic-of-growth viewpoint, is conservative because it expresses support for the status quo in the belief that problems people create are problems people can solve.
- Because of their pessimistic view of the future, liberal environmentalists are sometimes called neo-Malthusians. They agree with the warnings sounded two centuries ago by Malthus and support the limits-to-growth position.
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