Optimists Who Believe That Technology and Market Forces Will Correct

question 18

Multiple Choice

Optimists who believe that technology and market forces will correct environmental problems are called _________.

• A) cornucopians
• B) neo-Malthusians
• C) structuralists
• D) constructivists

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