Is Malthusianism even believed anymore? The recent statistics I see show the world population slowing down greatly. From what I understand, America and most o

Is Malthusianism even believed anymore? The recent statistics I see show the world population slowing down greatly. From what I understand, America and most of the developed world needs more reproduction and immigration if they hope to sustain their economic growth. China raised the one child rule and no one took the bait, citing the same reasons everyone else does- having kids is really expensive and the future of the world with regard to climate change and environmental concerns, etc. is quite shaky.