the Malthusian Theory In retrospect

the Malthusian Theory In retrospect

In retrospect, the Malthusian Theory dictates that there is a relationship between humans and food concerning population growth. Ideally, Thomas Robert Malthus proposes the theoretical understanding that an exponential population growth rate is linked to food resource growth (Rahman, 2018). On one end, the Malthusian theory dictates that populations grow in a geometric progression. It means that for each sequence of numbers identified, the growth is in the form of multiplication of the designated amounts. Simultaneously, the Malthusian theory suggests that food production surges in an arithmetic progression. Arithmetic progression can be described as the structure of numbers based on the variance between the successive terms. Nonetheless, the shortcoming of the approach is the lack of algorithmic calculations.

From a practical perspective, the theory supposes that the ration of the higher population to food availability will be less. As a result, there will be food shortages. The Malthusian approach provides a solution. According to Robert Malthus, to reduce the influence on food shortage, bringing the population back to a sustainable level is the ultimate goal (Gong and Ru-han, 2016). The concept is known as preventative checks such as the modern-day family planning, celibacy or late marriages. Another way to naturally reduce population spout is submission to nature. Events such as floods and earthquakes, according to the Malthusian theory, population growth can be returned to sustainable levels through such natural-based catastrophes. But, given the extreme ideologies, a better concept to regulate the imbalance in food supply and population growth would be the proposed Malthusian trap. The Malthusian trap occurs where food production is increased through improved agrarian technology-based techniques and practices (Petersen, 2018). The eventual increase in the amount of food concerning population growth solves the geometric and arithmetic puzzle presented in the Malthusian theory in today’s life.