The Classical Liberal Perspective
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According to Thomas Malthus, what causes human misery?

  • Population growth
  • Food supplies
  • Natural phenomena (correct)
  • Badly organized institutions
  • What does the term 'Malthusian catastrophe' refer to?

  • Governments' failure to provide basic necessities
  • Decline in population due to natural disasters
  • Rapid industrialization causing environmental degradation
  • Exponential increase in population growth compared to food supplies (correct)
  • Which form of checks are natural disasters according to Malthus?

  • Preventive checks
  • Positive checks (correct)
  • Man-made checks
  • Natural checks
  • Friedrich Hayek is known for defending which economic concept?

    <p>Laissez-faire economy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Robert Nozick, what must property acquisition and transfer be free from?

    <p>Coercion or theft</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'From each as they choose, to each as they are chosen' imply according to Robert Nozick?

    <p>Equates taxes with slavery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Thomas Hobbes, what did he envision the world as?

    <p>A mechanical system relying on natural law</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did John Locke consider to be the only job of the government?

    <p>To protect natural rights</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Adam Smith, what did the 'Invisible Hands Theory' suggest?

    <p>Self interests of businesses and firms could benefit the society as a whole</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was one concern Adam Smith had regarding the division of labor?

    <p>Laborers being labeled as stupid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to John Locke, what were the two provisos in the right to obtain property?

    <p>Without spoilage or waste, and when there is enough left for others</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Thomas Hobbes believe was the only means of human existence?

    <p>The pursuit of private interests</p> Signup and view all the answers

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