Question

Rapid population growth a. was hailed by Thomas Robert Malthus as the key to future economic growth. b. tends to lead to higher levels of educational attainment. c. is the main reason that less developed nations are poor. d. may depress economic prosperity by reducing the amount of capital which each worker has to work with.

Answer 1

d. may depress economic prosperity by reducing the amount of capital which each worker has to work with.

Step-by-step explanation:

Based on data on trade and population from various parts of the world, Malthus explains that the population grows in geometric progression (2,4,8,16,32 ...), while food production increases only in arithmetic progression (2 , 4,6,8,10 ...). According to him, inequality between human beings was inevitable. If everyone were prosperous, this would cause an increase in the population, causing the imbalance between food production and humanity to continue.