The Legacy of Malthus

1994 | 0 h 51mins |U/A 13+
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.
Starring: Chota Bai, Gora Bai, Gyarsi Bai,

Starring :

Mel Cobb

(voice)

Raymond Ross

Lord Napier

Robin Thomson

James Loch

Morgan Fairchild

Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)

Charlton Heston

Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)

Howard Rollins

Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)