👉 Malthusianism is a theory that suggests that population growth, or an increase in human populations due to overpopulation, will eventually lead to a decrease in resources available for future generations. The theory was first proposed by Sir William Malthus in 1798 and has been influential in the development of many economic theories and political ideologies. The basic idea behind malthusianism is that as a population grows, it becomes more and more dependent on its natural environment for resources such
