Cliodynamica by Peter Turchin

Cliodynamica by Peter Turchin

Booms and Busts

What History Tells Us about the "Depopulation Crisis"

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Peter Turchin
Feb 14, 2026
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In 1973, the dystopian film Soylent Green portrayed the world of today as a civilization on the brink of collapse, plagued by severe shortages of food, water, and shelter resulting from excessive population growth. The intellectual foundations of this prophecy were laid by the 1968 book, The Population Bomb.

The Population Bomb by PAUL R. EHRLICH (1971-05-03): Dr. Paul R. Ehrlich:  Amazon.com: Books

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