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neo-Malthusian en · ADJ

Etymology

From neo- + Malthusian.

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1. Relating to Neo-Malthusianism.
   • The introduction by Science editors, like the coverage in National Geographic earlier this year, notes the failure, so far, of neo-Malthusian predictions of global doom from overpopulation and centers on the reality that population pressures, and problems, are local and focused in hot spots. 2011 August 2, Andrew C. Revkin, “A New Look at Population Bombs and Bulges”, in New York Times:
   • In it, [Paul] Ehrlich and his wife, Anne, presented a neo-Malthusian scenario of imminent population explosion and ensuing disaster. "The battle to feed all of humanity is over," the Ehrlichs warned. 2008 July 15, Edward Hemore, “Paul Ehrlich discusses his ongoing corncerns about population growth”, in The Guardian:
   • As climate change politics develop, ecofascism and neo-Malthusian thought are also gathering strength. 2020, Oscar Berglund, Daniel Schmidt, Extinction Rebellion and Climate Change Activism, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 3:

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Neo-Malthusian

neo-Malthusian en · NOUN

Etymology

From neo- + Malthusian.

Meanings

1. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of Neo-Malthusian (“proponent of Neo-Malthusianism”).
   alt of Neo-Malthusian
   • (A side note: Whenever I write about efforts to save children from malaria or diarrhea, I get cynical letters from neo-Malthusians who argue that saving children’s lives is pointless until birthrates drop. That’s incorrect. There’s abundant evidence that when parents are confident that their children will live, they will have fewer and invest more in each of them.) 2009 April 4, Nicholas Kristof, “Pregnant (Again) and Poor”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
   • The neo‐Malthusians have for some time dominated discussions of world population. In their gloom, some even calculated a date by which the planet would have so many people that there would be no room for anybody to lie down. 1978 November 30, “The Population Bomb, Reconsidered”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

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