Malthus' Predictions Do Not Match the Experience of Western Societies

question 105

Multiple Choice

Malthus' predictions do not match the experience of Western societies because his An Essay on the Principle of Population failed to take into account

• A) gains in output that could be achieved through increased use of capital.
• B) the more accurate relationship between population growth and income, which is that higher incomes tend to reduce the rate of population growth.
• C) dramatic decreases in productivity over time as labor moved out of the agricultural sector.
• D) increases in the supply of labor.

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