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Banking service chronicle published this article page no 3 among the most famous theories of demography is the one associated with the english political economist thomas robert malthus 1766-1834. malthuss theory of population growth – outlined in his essay on population 1798 – was a rather pessimistic one. he argued that human populations tend to grow at a much faster rate than the rate at which the means of human subsistence specially food but also clothing and other agriculture-based products can grow. therefore humanity is condemned to live in poverty forever because the growth of agricultural production will always be overtaken by population growth Read More....
Banking service chronicle Banking service chronicle published this article page no 4 while population rises in geometric progression i.e. like 2 4 8 16 32 etc. agricultural production can only grow in arithmetic progression i.e. like 2 4 6 8 10 etc.. because population growth always outstrips growth in production of subsistence resources the only way to increase prosperity is by controlling the growth of population. unfortunately humanity has only a limited ability to voluntarily reduce the growth of its population through preventive checks such as postponing marriage or practicing sexual abstinence or celibacy Banking service chronicle buy.&nb... Banking service chronicle Banking service chronicle published this article page no 5 malthus believed therefore that positive checks to population growth – in the form of famines and diseases – were inevitable because they were natures way of dealing with the imbalance between food supply and increasing population. malthuss theory was influential for a long time. but it was also challenged by theorists who claimed that economic growth could outstrip population growth Banking service chronicle buy. Read More....
Banking service chronicle Banking service chronicle published this article page no 6 however the most effective refutation of his theory was provided by the historical experience of european countries. the pattern of population growth began to change in the latter half of nineteenth century and by the end of the first quarter of the twentieth century these changes were quite dramatic. birth rates had declined and outbreaks of epidemic diseases were being controlled. malthuss predictions were proved false because both food production and standards of living continued to rise despite the rapid growth of population. malthus was also criticised by liberal and marxist scholars for asserting that poverty was caused by po... Banking service chronicle Banking service chronicle published this article page no 7 another significant theory in demography is the theory of demographic transition. this suggests that population growth is linked to overall levels of economic development and that every society follows a typical pattern of developmentrelated population growth. there are three basic phases of population growth. the first stage is that of low population growth in a society that is underdeveloped and technologically backward. growth rates are low because both the death rate and the birth rate are very high so that the difference between the two or the net growth rate is low. the third and last stage is also one of low growth in a deve...