The key distinction between the views of Thomas Malthus and Esther Boserup on the relation between population growth and technological innovation is: a) Malthus and Boserup both regard population growth as exogenous in driving innovation, but Boserup emphasizes the ‘passion between the sexes’, while Malthus emphasizes human ingenuity b) Malthus and Boserup both regard population growth as exogenous in driving innovation, but Malthus emphasizes the ‘passion between the sexes’, while Boserup emphasizes human ingenuity c) Malthus regards population growth as exogenously driving technological innovation, while Boserup regards population growth as an endogenous response to innovation d) Boserup regards population growth as exogenously driving technological innovation, while Malthus regards population growth as an endogenous response to innovation

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The key distinction between the views of Thomas Malthus and Esther Boserup on the relation between population growth and technological innovation is:
a) Malthus and Boserup both regard population growth as exogenous in driving innovation, but Boserup emphasizes the ‘passion between the sexes’, while Malthus emphasizes human ingenuity
b) Malthus and Boserup both regard population growth as exogenous in driving innovation, but Malthus emphasizes the ‘passion between the sexes’, while Boserup emphasizes human ingenuity
c) Malthus regards population growth as exogenously driving technological innovation, while Boserup regards population growth as an endogenous response to innovation
d) Boserup regards population growth as exogenously driving technological innovation, while Malthus regards population growth as an endogenous response to innovation

 

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