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tiara099

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Malthus's argument about population held that
 
  A. the future is inevitably brighter than the past.
  B. wages inevitably fall behind prices.
  C. population growth will inevitably outstrip food production, leading to natural calamities such as famines, plagues, and wars.
  D. populations remain fairly stable in industrial states because of the widespread use of birth control measures.

Question 2

The economic conclusions reached by Malthus and Ricardo
 
  A. indicated that farmers were prospering under industrialism.
  B. forecast a rise in the working-class standard of living.
  C. asserted that the economy operated by chance.
  D. offered rationales to justify the consequences of industrialization for the poor.


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Reply #1 on: Sep 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

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Reply #2 on: Sep 28, 2018
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