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Q. Which branch of knowldge is called "The dismal science"?
:  A. The dismal science is another, often derogatory, name for economics devised by the Victorian historian Thomas Carlyle. The term is an inversion of...... more

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Indrani Mukherjee
Q. Which branch of knowldge is called "The dismal science"?
Indrani Mukherjee:  A. Economics is the dismal science. And t it was given this description by Thomas Carlyle, who was inspired to coin the phrase by T. R. Malthus's...... more

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Indrani Mukherjee
Q. Essence of the theory predicted by Malthus (a British political economist) is that if the population is allowed to grow unchecked then at some point the food supply will fall short of feeding the population, leading to massive starvation and deaths. Is India nearing this danger mark looking at the predictions that India will become the most populous country in the world by 2025? Your views?
Indrani Mukherjee:  A. this is a recurring feature even in the developed countries of the world. Moreover, natural calamities in the form of floods, unseasonal rainfall,...... more

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Good Citizen
Q. What\'s Malthusian Theory of Population?
Good Citizen:  A. Thomas Robert Malthus was a British scholar, influential in political economy and demography. According to his theory of population, population...... more

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Joseph Chacko
Q. What does Malthusian come from?
Joseph Chacko:  A. The term comes from theories of the 18th century British economist Thomas Robert Malthus, who argued that population tends to increase faster than...... more

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