• A theory that argues population growth will outpace the growth of food production

Malthusian Trap

• Surplus → Population growth → Resource strain → Crisis → Decline

  • From a surplus in exports

  • There will be population growth as exports lead to economic birth and possible reports have shown that economic growth can happen when exports increase

  • Resources become finite

  • This can lead to economic decline as deficit increases

• Method To Prevent Malthusian Trap ( Historic Method )

  • These increase death rates:

    • Famine

    • Disease

    • War

    • Natural disasters

  
  

• Climate Malthusianism

  • Overpopulation → carbon emissions → climate collapse.

  • Planetary boundaries, ecological footprints, water scarcity

• Malthus In Modern Economics

  • Development economics: Why some nations remain poor.

  • Environmental economics: Carrying capacity, sustainability.

  • Growth theory: Pre-Industrial stagnation was Malthusian; post-Industrial was the escape.