Food crisis and neo-liberalism: Malthus' return or Ricardo's triumph?
This forum follows the film Last Supper for Malthus.
The preacher, economist and demographer Robert Malthus is known for his pessimistic theses about population growth and food shortages. Conservative and supporter of birth control, he opposed the free-market optimism of Adam Smith and David Ricardo. The film Last Supper for Malthus examines these two schools of thoughts in the light of the current food and financial crisis. There is a lot to debate about...
Forum with Klaus Pas (director) and Pierre Gillis (Les Amis du Monde Diplomatique).
In partnership with Les Amis du Monde Diplomatique (Belgium)
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