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What are Nielsen's premises concerning famine?
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P1: neo-malthusian argument relies on the claim that we are nearing Earth's "carrying capacity"
P2: We are not nearing the Earth's carrying capacity P3: Therefore we should not suspend redistributive efforts. |
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What are the four reasons that Nielsen thinks we are NOT nearing the Earth's carrying capacity.
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we don't know the Earth's carrying capacity, we've got plenty of land, the land we used is used inefficiently, too many cash crops
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Nielsen one major reason for famine is socio-economic conditions. What does he mean by that?
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If a population can't afford to buy the food available then it faces famine, even when food is technically available
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