Ester Boserup (Danish economist)

Ester Boserup was a Danish economist known for her theory that population growth can drive agricultural innovation and increased food production. She challenged the idea that scarcity limits growth, suggesting instead that as populations expand, societies adapt by developing new farming techniques and technologies. Her work highlights the dynamic relationship between population pressures and human ingenuity in managing resources, emphasizing that human creativity often outpaces environmental limits, fostering development rather than decline.