The theory that the world's population will eventually outrun its food supply was formulated by

A) Robert Solow.
B) Robert Gordon.
C) Mancur Olson.
D) Edward Denison.
E) Thomas Malthus.

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The theory that the world's population will eventually outrun its food supply was formulated byA) Robert Solow.B) Robert Gordon.C) Mancur Olson.D) Edward Denison.E) Thomas Malthus.

Anthony Deras · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : E, Explanation :  The theory that the world's population will eventually outrun its food supply is commonly known as Malthusian theory or Malthusianism, named after the British economist Thomas Malthus who first proposed it in his 1798 essay An Essay on the Principle of Population.

The theory that the world's population will eventually outrun its food supply was formulated by

A) Robert Solow.
B) Robert Gordon.
C) Mancur Olson.
D) Edward Denison.
E) Thomas Malthus.

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