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| In his Essay on Population (1798) Thomas Robert Malthus’s (1766-1834) explained his theory of population growth. He argued that human populations tend to grow at a much faster rate than the rate at which the means of human subsistence can grow such as food, clothing, and other agriculture-based products. According to him, agricultural production grows only in a progression of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc. while population can grow in a progression of 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 etc. In such a context, he argued for the need for preventing population growth. However, there are incidents in history that reject his way of seeing the growth of the population and its relation to resources. There are counter theories too which refute his observation and prove his theory as false. |
| The refutation of Malthus’s population theory was explained by. |
Marxian theorists. Population behavior of European countries in the 19th century. Both options 1 & 2 None of the above. |
| Both options 1 & 2 |
| Both options 1 & 2 refute Malthus’s population theory. |
