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An Essay on the Principle of Population

Written by: Thomas Malthus
Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
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While millions face hunger, malnutrition, and starvation, the world's population is increasing by over 225,000 people per day, 80 million per year. In many countries, supplies of food and water are inadequate to support the population, so the world falls deeper and deeper into what economists call the "Malthusian trap".

Here, Malthus examines the tendency of human numbers to outstrip their resources, and argues that poverty, disease, and starvation are necessary to keep societies from moving beyond their means of subsistence.

Public Domain (P)2013 Audible Ltd Classics Economics Social Sciences World

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I Concur

Well written , well read . As for the material's content , context and geist ; I fully concur ,
Though I would add a caveat that now, it is Gaia herself at risk of depletion and degradation
more so than our populations.

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