The Legacy of Malthus
1994 · Deepa Dhanraj · 51 min
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.
Chota BaiSelfGora BaiSelfGyarsi BaiSelfSona BaiSelfTeeja BaiSelfTulsi BaiSelfMel Cobb(voice)
Leena Dhingra(voice)Randal Herley(voice)Christopher ConnorCrofterAllan SharpeCrofterRaymond RossLord NapierRobin ThomsonJames Loch
Morgan FairchildSelf (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
Charlton HestonSelf (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
Leena Dhingra(voice)Randal Herley(voice)Christopher ConnorCrofterAllan SharpeCrofterRaymond RossLord NapierRobin ThomsonJames LochMorgan FairchildSelf (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)Charlton HestonSelf (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
