What Is the Fundamental Argument in Malthus' an Essay on the Principle

question 59

Multiple Choice

What is the fundamental argument in Malthus' An Essay on the Principle of Population?

• A) Ultimately, population growth rate would outpace growth in real GDP leading to declining standards of living.
• B) Population growth tends to undermine global stability which is a stimulus for future wars and conflicts.
• C) Population would increase at a geometric rate and the food supply at an arithmetic rate and that this disharmony would lead to forced return to HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsistence" \o "Subsistence" subsistence-level conditions.
• D) Population growth is the root cause of hunger, poverty, environmental destruction, disease, and social unrest.