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प्रश्न
Malthus's theory of population growth was a rather pessimistic one. It was challenged by theorists."Justify the statement.
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उत्तर
Due to the introduction of "positive checks" to population growth, which he considered inevitable, the Malthusian theory of population expansion had a poor outlook. Malthus claimed that agricultural production increased in an arithmetic progression while population increased in a geometric fashion. Malthus believed that positive checks, like as famines and epidemics, were nature's method of correcting the imbalance because preventive measures, such as celibacy and late marriages, were insufficient to prevent the imbalance from developing. Therefore, the ideology advocated eradicating populations in order to limit population growth and ensure an adequate food supply. Theorists and historical examples showing how, in the late 19th century, diseases were controlled and birth rates in European countries declined served as evidence of this negativity. The negativity engendered by Malthus' theory was also countered by instances of growing living standards and population expansion. Liberal and Marxist theorists also discussed how poverty wasn't really brought on by population expansion, but rather by the unequal distribution of income, offering a fresher viewpoint.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Explain the basic argument of the theory of demographic transition. Why is the transition period associated with a ‘population explosion’?
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“The power of population is so superior to the power of the earth to produce subsistence for man, that premature death must in some shape or other visit the human race. The vices of mankind are active and able ministers of depopulation. They are the precursors in the great army of destruction and often finish the dreadful work themselves. But should they fail in this war of extermination, sickly seasons, epidemics, pestilence, and plague advance in terrific array, and sweep off their thousands and tens of thousands. Should success be still incomplete, gigantic inevitable famine stalks in the rear, and with one mighty blow levels the population with the food of the world.” – Thomas Robert Malthus, An essay on the principle of population, 1798.
What does Malthus refer to as ‘success’?
“The power of population is so superior to the power of the earth to produce subsistence for man, that premature death must in some shape or other visit the human race. The vices of mankind are active and able ministers of depopulation. They are the precursors in the great army of destruction and often finish the dreadful work themselves. But should they fail in this war of extermination, sickly seasons, epidemics, pestilence, and plague advance in terrific array, and sweep off their thousands and tens of thousands. Should success be still incomplete, gigantic inevitable famine stalks in the rear, and with one mighty blow levels the population with the food of the world.” – Thomas Robert Malthus, An essay on the principle of population, 1798.
Is the ‘mighty blow’ that Malthus refers to a preventive or a positive check?
“The power of population is so superior to the power of the earth to produce subsistence for man, that premature death must in some shape or other visit the human race. The vices of mankind are active and able ministers of depopulation. They are the precursors in the great army of destruction and often finish the dreadful work themselves. But should they fail in this war of extermination, sickly seasons, epidemics, pestilence, and plague advance in terrific array, and sweep off their thousands and tens of thousands. Should success be still incomplete, gigantic inevitable famine stalks in the rear, and with one mighty blow levels the population with the food of the world.” – Thomas Robert Malthus, An essay on the principle of population, 1798.
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The first National Family Planning Policy was announced in
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