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:

Consensus Theory

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Punishment

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Rational Factors

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Hate Crimes

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