Malthus (economic)Thomas Malthus is considered as one of the early classical economists, born in 1766 in England. He was educated at the University of Cambridge and served as a priest in the 1780s and 1790s. Malthus is best known for his essay on population, published in 1798. This essay, titled "An Essay on the Principle of Population," presents an analysis of the effects of demographic growth on food production and natural resources.Problematic: It is simple for him: "the population is growing faster than the food supply", which leads to a "growing imbalance". His starting point was the obvious observation that arable land was increasing while the number of mouths to feed was increasing.…afficher plus de contenu…
In modern parlance, the former is called "linear evolution" and the latter "exponential".Thomas Malthus est considéré comme l'un des premiers économistes classiques, né en 1766 en Angleterre. Il a été formé à l'Université de Cambridge et a exercé en tant que prêtre dans les années 1780 et 1790. Malthus est surtout connu pour son essai sur la population, publié en 1798. Cet essai, intitulé "An Essay on the Principle of Population", présente une analyse des effets de la croissance démographique sur la production alimentaire et les ressources naturelles.Thèse de Malthus : Malthus a soutenu que la population augmente de manière exponentielle, tandis que les ressources augmentent de manière