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Cornucopian Theory

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Cornucopian theory holds human ingenuity will resolve resource shortages growth creates, rejecting the Malthusian premise that population must outrun its resources.

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Agricultural scientists developing higher-yield crops to meet rising food demand illustrate the ingenuity this theory expects to keep meeting needs.

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Cornucopian theory is a live rival to Malthusian pessimism, not settled; this course states both without favoring either forecast.

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