Analysis Of Malthus And His Ghost: When He Formulated His Theory

In Malthus and His Ghost: When He Formulated His Theory, Malthus Ignored the Ingenuity of Man, Ray Percival explains Malthus theory that man is going to die from starvation because humans populate faster than food produces. Throughout the article, with the usage of research and facts, Percival came up with many faults in Malthus theory and at the same time came up with many counter attacks to such an appraised theory. From the decline of Child Birth to the production of food, it seemed like Percival reasons to oppose Malthus are fruitful and convincing.
On the other hand, The Numbers Don’t Lie: Why Malthus Was Right, by Lester R. Brown supports the theory of Malthus that the population is growing way more than food does and as an effect, mankind will suffer from starvation. Research, facts, and statistics were at his disposal so people can still believe in Malthus warning and we should prepare for it.
Although the facts in Malthus and His Ghost: When He Formulated His Theory, Malthus Ignored the Ingenuity of Man makes sense; the article is outdated and that is its downfall. Today, we see it’s Child Birth is more of a problem than back then during 1989. Especially with teenagers. We are constantly talking to teens to try to save having children until they have jobs. To be honest, now child birth is a national emergency. Malthus and His Ghost: When He Formulated His Theory, Malthus Ignored the Ingenuity of Man is simply outdated and it doesn’t represent America today. Per the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, there are 3,952,841 babies born annually in the United States, equaling about 10,829 births daily. In the United States, this birth rate equals 12.6 births per 1000 people annually. In Percival’s time, probably child birth is probably being a big deal, for throughout the article he continues to say that child birth