TY  - JOUR
AB  - Economists are divided about population growth: the pessimism of
neo‐Malthusians contrasts strongly with the optimism of cornucopians.
Despite their differences, however, both schools of thought reject
economic orthodoxy and prefer evolutionary forms of theory. Their
interpretations of evolution are different: the neo‐Malthusians appeal
to the entropy law, whereas the cornucopians emphasize human creativity
expressed through markets. Argues that both schools are right to adopt
an evolutionary outlook, but that they are too restrictive in their
conception of evolution. A more complete evolutionary view, which allows
properly for social institutions, could give a more balanced account of
population growth.
VL  - 22
IS  - 6
SN  - 0306-8293
DO  - 10.1108/03068299510091160
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/03068299510091160
AU  - Jackson William A.
PY  - 1995
Y1  - 1995/01/01
TI  - Population growth : A comparison of evolutionary views
T2  - International Journal of Social Economics
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 3
EP  - 16
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -