Who wrote the book essay on population?

Thomas Robert Malthus

Who influenced Thomas Malthus?

Charles DarwinJohn Maynard KeynesAlfred Russel WallaceHerman DalyEdward Murray East

What is Malthus’s theory?

Thomas Malthus was an 18th-century British philosopher and economist noted for the Malthusian growth model, an exponential formula used to project population growth. The theory states that food production will not be able to keep up with growth in the human population, resulting in disease, famine, war, and calamity.

What is the population theory?

The Malthusian Theory of Population is a theory of exponential population growth and arithmetic food supply growth. Malthus believed that through preventative checks and positive checks, the population would be controlled to balance the food supply with the population level.

Who was father of demography?

John Graunt

What is optimum theory of population?

The optimum size of population is which along with the existing natural resources and a given state of technology, yields the highest income per capita in a country. The optimum population means the best and the most desirable size of a country’s population.

Why is optimum population difficult?

The reality of achieving OPTIMUM population is difficult in practice because of 2 main reasons: Population sizes are not static but DYNAMIC and grow or shrink over time.