Which of the following is most consistent with the theory of development of Thomas Malthus?\

A. The rapid growth of developing countries during the past half-century.

B. The stagnation of per capita GDP at or near the subsistence level in most of the world for a century and a half following the Industrial Revolution.

C. The reduction in the growth of population as per capita income increases.

D. The growth of per capita GDP in Western Europe, North America, Oceania and Japan following the Industrial Revolution.