The reason that the increase in population growth in the


The reason that the increase in population growth in the 19th and 20th centuries did not lead to famine as Thomas Malthus predicted was because

1. Wars kept the population in check

2. There was diminishing marginal product of labor

3. Increases in technology and capital raised labor productivity

4. People learned to eat less

 

5. Worldwide population didn't actually grow

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