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La spada di Damocle malthusiana
[The Sword of Malthusian Damocles]

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  • De Pin, Antonio

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Food demand appears to be steadily increasing, as a function of population growth and income. These levels of consumption, never seen in the past, project the world into unknown scenarios, soon called to test the validity of Malthus law and its consequences. While questioning the capacity of supply to meet demand, agriculture is the main factor in the development of the economy. This leads to outline the main evolutionary motives of food consumption, which will increasingly exert their influence on the planet.

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  • De Pin, Antonio, 2015. "La spada di Damocle malthusiana [The Sword of Malthusian Damocles]," MPRA Paper 82571, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 01 Jun 2015.
    • Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:82571
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    Keywords

    food consumption; demography; food demand; food supply;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q01 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - Sustainable Development
    • Q11 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis; Prices
    • Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy
    • Q21 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Demand and Supply; Prices

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