The law of increasing returns.
Although it is more than 200 years since Thomas Robert Malthus produced his argument that the earth cannot indefinitely sustain the growth of population, his theory is still widely discussed today. Contemporary Malthusians believe that if humanity does not slow down then the consequences will be dir...
| Publicado en: | National Interest no. 59; pp. 113 - 122 |
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Center for the National Interest
Spring 2000
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