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What is the Liberal and Marxist critique of Malthus's theory of population growth? |
That he disregarded poverty as a social problem. That he only talked about positive and preventive checks. That he did not give a detailed theory of demographic transition. That he failed to give a theory of population explosion. |
That he disregarded poverty as a social problem. |
The correct answer is Option (1) → That he disregarded poverty as a social problem. Both liberal and Marxist critiques of Malthus’s theory highlight that he treated poverty as an inevitable outcome of population growth, rather than as a result of unequal social and economic structures. "Malthus also criticised by liberal and Marxist scholars for asserting that poverty was caused by population growth. The critics argued that problems like poverty and starvation were caused by the unequal distribution of economic resources rather than by population growth. An unjust social system allowed a wealthy and privileged minority to live in luxury while the vast majority of the people were forced to live in poverty. " |
