The Legacy of Malthus (1994)
Overview
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
Leena Dhingra
(voice)
Morgan Fairchild
Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
Charlton Heston
Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
Howard Rollins
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