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Malthus believed that higher standards of living are maintained by what?

  • Government policies

  • Moral restraint

  • Population control agencies

  • Religious teachings

Answer

Moral restraint, as proposed by Thomas Malthus, suggests that individuals should exercise self-discipline and delay marriage or abstain from having children to prevent population growth from outpacing resources. This idea is rooted in the belief that population growth follows an exponential pattern, while resource growth is more linear, leading to potential scarcity and a decline in living standards.
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