Neo-Malthusianism

Neo-Malthusianism
Ne·o-Mal·thu·sian·ism (nē'ō-măl-tho͞oʹzhə-nĭz'əm, -môl-) n.
A doctrine advocating control of population growth.
  Ne'o-Mal·thuʹsian adj. & n.

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