Garrett Hardin Believes That "A 'Just' Sharing of the World's

question 103

Multiple Choice

Garrett Hardin believes that "a 'just' sharing of the world's wealth among all the inhabitants, without coercive control of individual reproduction, would result in a continual, exponential growth of the human population" and much more suffering. This means Hardin is a:

• A) grassroots organizer.
• B) believer in sustainable development.
• C) neo-Malthusian.
• D) Marxist.
• E) mainstream environmentalist.

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Definitions:

Voidable Preference

A legal term referring to a payment or asset transfer made by a debtor that can be invalidated by a bankruptcy trustee under certain conditions.

Insider

An individual with access to confidential information about a company, often an employee or executive, which can affect financial decisions or market performance.

Liquidation

The process of converting a company's assets into cash to pay off creditors before ceasing operations or redistributing assets to shareholders.

Security Interest

A legal claim or lien on collateral that secures the repayment of a debt or performance of some other obligation.