Discussion
Which of the following theorist/s putforth population growth versus wealth and poverty ?
(1) Robert Malthus
(2) David Ricardo
(3) Warren Thompson
(4) Michael Sadler
Answer: A
The key gives Only (1) and (2) are correct: Malthus and Ricardo.
Robert Malthus argued that population tends to grow faster than the food supply, and that poverty and want are the checks that bring it back into line. David Ricardo tied population to wages: when wages rise above the level needed to live on, population grows and pushes them back towards it, so the wage of labour stays near subsistence. Both therefore link population growth with wealth and poverty.
Warren Thompson is known for the demographic transition model, which sorts countries into stages of births and deaths rather than relating growth to wealth and poverty. Michael Sadler wrote against Malthus in 1830 that the fertility of people varies inversely with their numbers, so he also wrote on the population question; this is why option C, (1) and (4), is the nearest rival.
What could and could not be confirmed: the Malthus and Sadler facts above were checked, but no source was found stating which pair the question's author had in mind, so the keyed pair is taken as printed.
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