JAMB - Economics (1978 - No. 6)
Malthus became famous through his theory which may be stated simply
the death rate may become so high that people may not be able to produce
population may outgrow the means of subsistence
people will eventually decide not to have children
migration of people from one place to another may leave some parts of the world barren
all of the above
Explanation
Malthus theory states that population growth will always tend to outrun the food supply and that betterment of humankind is impossible without strict limits on reproduction
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