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derived obviously enough by dividing the one by the other.
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Let's say the subsistence point is
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half a bucket per person.
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You then--this was Malthus' big point--
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that everything progresses until you get to the point
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where people begin to fall below subsistence level
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and with a very unequal distribution of income,
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which was inevitable in this period,
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as it is inevitable in present period.
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or nearly so.
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You would find a solution--well what would be the solutions?
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There are two main kinds of solutions,