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- Malthusian Population Theory
- The Main Features of Malthusian Theory
- Demerits / Events that have Proved Malthusian Theory Wrong
- Merits / Development or Events That Have Proved Malthusian Theory Right:
The Malthusian population theory is the outcome of an essay titled “An Essay on the Principle of Population” written in 1798 by Reverend Thomas Robert Malthus (February 1766 – 23 December 1834), an Anglican clergyman, and a well-known political economist.
The essay he wrote was influenced greatly by the rate at which the population in Europe at that time was growing at a very fast rate.
The Main Features of Malthusian Theory:
The main views or features of Malthusian theory about population are:
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