the theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically beneficial
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Malthusianism
The system of Malthusian doctrines relating to population.
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the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Philosophy, General economics, Philosophy of science.(economics) a theory of commercial activities (such as the production and consumption of goods)
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Philosophy, General economics, Philosophy of science.The science of household affairs, or of domestic management.
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Philosophy, General economics, Philosophy of science.(economics) a theory of competition stated in terms of gains and losses among opposing players
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Philosophy, General economics, Philosophy of science.the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes who advocated government monetary and fiscal programs intended to stimulate business acti…
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Philosophy, General economics, Philosophy of science.Liberal principles; the principles and methods of the liberals in politics or religion; specifically, the principles of the Liberal pa…
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Philosophy, General economics, Philosophy of science.Malthus' theory that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Philosophy, General economics, Philosophy of science.an economic theory holding that variations in unemployment and the rate of inflation are usually caused by changes in the supply of mo…
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Philosophy, General economics, Philosophy of science.the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Philosophy, General economics, Philosophy of science.(economics) the theory that a person or firm seeks to make money by manipulating the economic environment rather than by making a prof…
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Philosophy, General economics, Philosophy of science.(economics) the theory that a person or firm seeks to make money by manipulating the economic environment rather than by making a prof…
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Philosophy, General economics, Philosophy of science.(economics) a theory of competition stated in terms of gains and losses among opposing players
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Philosophy, General economics, Philosophy of science.(finance) an account of the net value of a business at a specified date
Used in the same subject area: Economics, General economics.The act or process of consuming by use, waste, etc.; decay; destruction.
Used in the same subject area: Economics, General economics.(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily"
Used in the same subject area: Economics, General economics.(economics) the principle that when two kinds of money having the same denominational value are in circulation the intrinsically more…
Used in the same subject area: Economics, General economics.The extra benefit a person receives from one more unit.
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One who, or that which, attracts.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: system, malthusian, doctrines, population.One who, or that which, attracts.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: system, malthusian, doctrines, population.(statistics) law stating that a large number of items taken at random from a population will (on the average) have the population stat…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: system, malthusian, doctrines, population.Compounded or consisting of two things or parts; characterized by two (things).
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: system, malthusian, doctrines, population.a pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: system, malthusian, doctrines, population.The religion or system of doctrines of the Brahmans; the religion of Brahma.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: system, malthusian, doctrines, population.The views or teachings of Robert Brown of the Brownists.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: system, malthusian, doctrines, population.A system of carrying on the business of government by means of departments or bureaus, each under the control of a chief, in contradic…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: system, malthusian, doctrines, population.The state or quality of being catholic; universality.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: system, malthusian, doctrines, population.The religion of Christians; the system of doctrines and precepts taught by Christ.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: system, malthusian, doctrines, population.A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systemat…
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