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Economic laws of history
https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2012-11-118-134
Abstract
In the second half of the XX century the neo-Malthusian theory became the basis for the practical politics of many developing countries. Thus, governments have recognized that Malthusian laws are a reality of the traditional society, that they are the laws of history. The neo-Malthusian school exists in modern historiography, which studies the effect of Malthusian laws in the past. Historians-Malthusians argue that the historical process consists of demographic cycles — repeated periods of growth, stagnation and crisis. The article reviews the works of historians of the neo-Malthusian school.
About the Author
S. Nefedov
Institute of History and Archaeology, Ural Branch of RAS (Ekaterinburg, Russia)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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