This article throws light upon the top eight theories of population. Some of the theories are: 1. Thomas Doubleday's Diet Theory 2. Jouse De Castro's Protein Consumption Theory 3. Michael Thomas Sadler's Destiny Theory 4. Herbert Spencer's Biological Theory 5. Corrado Ginnis's Biological Population Theory and Others. 1. Thomas Doubleday's Diet Theory: Thomas Doubleday, a social philosopher and an English [...]
This article provides an overview on Malthusian Theory of Population:- 1. Explanation to Malthusian Theory of Population 2. Criticisms of Malthusian Theory of Population 3. Applicability. Explanation to Malthusian Theory of Population: Malthus's theory of population is based on the following three postulates: 1. Food is essential for man's existence. 2. The passion between the sexes is essential and it [...]
After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Definitions of Optimum Theory of Population 2. Assumptions of Optimum Theory of Population 3. Explanation to the Theory 4. Superiority over the Malthusian Theory 5. Criticisms. Definitions of Optimum Theory of Population: The concept of optimum population has been defined differently by Robbins, Carr-Saunders and Dalton. Robbins defines it as "the [...]