Malthusianism
Doctrine inspired by Malthus that proposes curbing population growth through late marriage, education and family responsibility, replacing poor relief with work incentives and protecting property and national agriculture.
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In one sentence
I want responsible families, late marriage and moral education, replacing poor relief with work incentives, with property and agriculture protected.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Balanced
Structure
- Balanced
Representation
- Leaning · Security
Power
- Strong · Assimilation
Immigration
- Balanced
Diplomacy
- Balanced
Intervention
- Strong · Private
Economy
- Leaning · Free market
Control
- Balanced
Trade
- Strong · Religious
Religion
- Strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Leaning · Biology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Economy
Leans further toward private than 91% of the 264 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 58This ideology 18
Of all the axes, Economy is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Intervention
On Intervention, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 53This ideology 50
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Thomas Malthus
Anglican cleric and British economist, author of An Essay on the Principle of Population (1798): he argued that population outgrows food supply and defended moral restraint and reform of the Poor Laws.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyRoger ScrutonPhilosopher98%
SociallyEdmund BurkeStatesman and philosopher99%
EconomicallyHenry Clay FrickIndustrial Magnate and Financier99%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsCiceroStatesman and philosopher97%
Intellectual lifeJordan PetersonPsychologist and essayist94%
PoliticsFlávio BolsonaroPolitician93%
BusinessAlfried KruppIndustrial Magnate and Head of Krupp Group92%
ActivismNikolas FerreiraCongressman and digital activist92%
BusinessHenry FordIndustrialist91%
ActivismCharlie KirkConservative activist91%
Intellectual lifeRichard RasmussenBiologist and TV host91%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
British Empire
1837–1901At its Victorian height, the British Empire was the largest in history, uniting parliamentary monarchy, the industrial revolution, and global colonial rule, with strong commercial, naval, and cultural expansion across the world.
Other close countries
Paraná (Brazil)
Agro-industrial conservative regionA southern state with strong agribusiness and European immigrant settlement, Paraná combines a thriving agricultural and industrial economy with a mostly conservative, economically liberal electorate.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallySanta Catarina (Brazil)Industrial-conservative region93%
SociallyFlorida (United States)Conservative-touristic region93%
EconomicallyUnited StatesLiberal-federal republic96%
The most distant
Kingdom of Saxony
1806–1918Lutheran German state with pioneering manufacturing and mining, a Catholic dynasty, and parliamentary traditions inside the German Confederation and Empire.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyRepublican Rome509–27 a.C.90%
SociallyThirteen British Coloniesc. 1732–177694%
EconomicallyFrench Third Republic1870–194093%
The most distant
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