Practice mode Comparative GDP

What did Thomas Malthus argue?

Correct answer B. An ever-increasing population is constrained only by the food supply, resulting in chronic famines

Explanation

In his 1798 essay Malthus claimed population grows geometrically while food output grows only arithmetically, so famine, disease and hardship would repeatedly check population growth.

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