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The Legacy of Malthus
Film / 1994

The Legacy of Malthus

Directed by Deepa Dhanraj

★ 9.0/10Audience rating

Discusses Malthus's theories of population and the causes of poverty. As film contrasts the 19th century poor in Scotland with today's poor in India, it takes on the international population "establishment", challenging the entrenched view that overpopulation alone is responsible for poverty and environmental destruction.

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Discusses Malthus's theories of population and the causes of poverty. As film contrasts the 19th century poor in Scotland with today's poor in India, it takes on the international population "establishment", challenging the entrenched view that overpopulation alone is responsible for poverty and environmental destruction.

Cast

Chota BaiSelf Gora BaiSelf Gyarsi BaiSelf Sona BaiSelf Teeja BaiSelf Tulsi BaiSelf Mel Cobb(voice) Leena Dhingra(voice) Randal Herley(voice) Christopher ConnorCrofter Allan SharpeCrofter Raymond RossLord Napier
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Robin ThomsonJames Loch Morgan FairchildSelf (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage) Charlton HestonSelf (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage) Howard RollinsSelf (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)

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