Which of the following is not a counter-effect of population growth in an economy?

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Increase in size of working population. Factors such as reduction in per capita availability of cereals, increasing unemployment and decreasing the size of holdings, etc. come under the adverse effect of population growth in the economy. 111.According to Malthus, which of the following is the most effective measure of population control? (a) War (b) Disaster (c) Birth control (d) Unethical behavior UPPSC RO/ARO Pre 2017 Ans. (c): According to Malthus, natural birth control is the most effective measure of population control. It is noteworthy that Malthus formulated the natural theory of population and stated that the growth of population in any area increases in the geometrically while the means of livelihood increase in the arithmetically. According to him, if the control of population growth is not found through its own moral controls, then there will be widespread premature death by natural outbreaks. He also concluded that the population would double every 25 years if the resources of subsistence were not blocked.

Which of the following is not a counter-effect of population growth in an economy?

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