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| − | a ''' | + | a '''Malthusian crisis''' is a situation in which the population in a given area has exceeded its food supply and therefore mass [[starvation]] results. This lowers the population and the cycle continues until the population and its food supply are once again in balance. |
This concept was proposed by the Reverend [[Thomas Malthus]] in 1798 in his "''Essay on the Principle of Population''". Malthus was an English [[economist]]. | This concept was proposed by the Reverend [[Thomas Malthus]] in 1798 in his "''Essay on the Principle of Population''". Malthus was an English [[economist]]. | ||
| − | In modern times the preservation and bulk transport of food, as well as improved agricultural methods such as fertilizers, provides improved yields and a much larger area of supply for any given population , making the | + | In modern times the preservation and bulk transport of food, as well as improved agricultural methods such as fertilizers, provides improved yields and a much larger area of supply for any given population, making the existence of a crisis a matter of economics and aid. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
* [http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v418/n6898/full/nature01013.html nature - Malthus foiled again.] | * [http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v418/n6898/full/nature01013.html nature - Malthus foiled again.] | ||
| + | [[Category:Economics]] | ||
Revision as of 23:12, November 29, 2008
a Malthusian crisis is a situation in which the population in a given area has exceeded its food supply and therefore mass starvation results. This lowers the population and the cycle continues until the population and its food supply are once again in balance.
This concept was proposed by the Reverend Thomas Malthus in 1798 in his "Essay on the Principle of Population". Malthus was an English economist.
In modern times the preservation and bulk transport of food, as well as improved agricultural methods such as fertilizers, provides improved yields and a much larger area of supply for any given population, making the existence of a crisis a matter of economics and aid.