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In other parts of the world, such as densely packed cities in developing worlds like India and Bangladesh and even in highly modernized city-states like Hong Kong, overpopulation is apparent. However, with global trade and food capable of being produced on one side of the world and shipped to another, the issues that Malthus warns of are not really relevant in the modern context. So long as trade barriers are not a concern, there is enough supply to meet demand -- and that is thanks mainly to technological advancements made in agriculture and farming, which allows massive quantities of food to be produced with relatively little labor.
Thus, in a global context, Malthus's warning regarding overpopulation is not correct because nearly half the world's child-bearing age women use some form of contraception, according to recent statistics -- and this has led to a decline in populations around the world. Only in cities such as Mumbai or Dhaka is overpopulation really most evident. Here, however, the issues that Malthus describes as being the underlying problem in overpopulation -- namely that there will not be…
Not only did a consumer need the money to make their purchase, they needed government approval in the form of ration stamps and cards. This severe restriction on the economic freedom of American citizens was tolerated due to the dire nature of the conflict. Another change in American society was less noticeable, but every bit as restrictive. Americans became the victims of a constant stream of propaganda ranging from
In this regard, the rise of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers led to many antagonisms to the European colonial dominance across the world. In this regard, Britain and France had a lot of challenges in maintaining their colonies across the world and had to decolonize most of these colonies in order to cut costs. Moreover, many people in Britain felt that it was high time
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atrocities happening in recent modern history of civilization. The two World Wars in the first part of the 20th century have demonstrated the human capacity to inflict harm and destruction on its peers. Perhaps one of the most significant event in the history of the Second World War is that of the genocide that took place on the Jewish community. During the war and immediately afterwards more than six
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