JAMB - Economics (2011 - No. 33)
In modern economies, the Malthusian theory of population is ineffective because of
birth control measures
technical progress
government policies
natural disasters
Explicació
One of the criticism of the Malthusians population theory is that the theory couldn't let go of the wrong idea that human beings are no different than a herd of deer when it comes to reproduction. It proffered that birth rates should be limited to increase quality of life. Critics argued that the solution to overpopulation is not to force people to have fewer children