POL114H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Temporary Foreign Worker Program In Canada, Thomas Robert Malthus, Hutu
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Population growth: thomas robert malthus (1766-1834, an essay on the principle of population 1798, population grows exponentially; food grows arithmetically -> an inevitable disaster, malthus feared widespread starvation, olutio(cid:374): (cid:862)(cid:373)oral restrai(cid:374)t(cid:863) for the lo(cid:449)er (cid:272)lasses (cid:894)fe(cid:449)er (cid:272)hildre(cid:374)(cid:895) Are there too many of us: real concern or conservative policies in disguise (north vs. south, was malthus wrong, revolution in agriculture and food production. Is the problem population or consumption: but we are on track to reach 9 billion by 2050, north (population is less but consumption is greater than the east) Lifeboat ethics or spaceship earth: human ingenuity innovation, global vs. local overpopulation. In some regions or states, there are real overpopulation issues. In rural areas, where sons are essential to work the family: by 2020 men may outnumber women by 30 million, too many young single men, no prospects of marriage, potential for unrest.
