T R Malthus An Essay On The Principle Of Population Volume 2

Author : T. R. Malthus
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 404 pages
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Release : 2008-09-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521071321

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T. R. Malthus, An Essay on the Principle of Population: by T. R. Malthus Pdf

Published in two volumes, these books provide a student audience with an excellent scholarly edition of Malthus' Essay on Population. Written in 1798 as a polite attack on post-French revolutionary speculations on the theme of social and human perfectibility, it remains one of the most powerful statements of the limits to human hopes set by the tension between population growth and natural resources. Based on the authoritative variorum edition of the versions of the Essay published between 1803 and 1826, and complete with full introduction and bibliographic apparatus, this edition is intended to show how Malthusianism impinges on the history of political thought, and how the author's reputation as a population theorist and political economist was established.

Author : T. R. Malthus
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 151 pages
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Release : 2022-09-16
Category : Fiction
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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "An Essay on the Principle of Population" by T. R. Malthus. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Thomas Robert Malthus
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 610 pages
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Release : 2011-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781616405700

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An Essay on the Principle of Population (Two Volumes in One) by Thomas Robert Malthus Pdf

Around 1796, Mr. Malthus, an English gentleman, had finished reading a book that confidently predicted human life would continue to grow richer, more comfortable and more secure, and that nothing could stop the march of progress. He discussed this theme with his son, Thomas, and Thomas ardently disagreed with both his father and the book he had been reading, along with the entire idea of unending human progress. Mr. Malthus suggested that he write down his objections so that they could discuss them point-by-point. Not long after, Thomas returned with a rather long essay. His father was so impressed that he urged his son to have it published. And so, in 1798, appeared An Essay on Population. Though it was attacked at the time and ridiculed for many years afterward, it has remained one of the most influential works in the English language on the general checks and balances of the world's population and its necessary control. Originally two volumes, it is presented here in an omnibus edition. THOMAS ROBERT MALTHUS (1766-1834) was educated at Jesus College in Cambridge. In 1798, he was curate at Albury in Surrey, and became a Professor of History and Political Economy at Haileybury College, 1805.

Author : Thomas Robert Malthus
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 293 pages
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Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781602068636

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An Essay on the Principle of Population by Thomas Robert Malthus Pdf

Around 1796, Mr. Malthus, an English gentleman, had finished reading a book that confidently predicted human life would continue to grow richer, more comfortable and more secure, and that nothing could stop the march of progress. He discussed this theme with his son, Thomas, and Thomas ardently disagreed with both his father and the book he had been reading, along with the entire idea of unending human progress. Mr. Malthus suggested that he write down his objections so that they could discuss them point-by-point. Not long after, Thomas returned with a rather long essay. His father was so impressed that he urged his son to have it published. And so, in 1798, appeared An Essay on Population, by British political economist and demographer THOMAS ROBERT MALTHUS (1766-1834). Though it was attacked at the time and ridiculed for many years afterward, it has remained one of the most influential works in the English language on the general checks and balances of the world's population and its necessary control. This is a replica of the 1826 sixth edition. Volume 2 includes: Book III: "Of the Different Systems, Which Have Been Proposed or Have Prevailed in Society, As They Affect the Evils Arising from The Principle of Population" and Book IV: "Of our future Prospects respecting the Removal or Mitigation of the Evils arising from the Principle of Population."

Author : Thomas Robert Malthus
Publisher : Penguin Classics
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : History
ISBN : 014043206X

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View of the principle of population / Malthus, T.R., Thomas Robert, 1766-1834.

Author : Thomas Robert Malthus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1809
Category : Malthusianism
ISBN : HARVARD:RSMCSQ

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An Essay on the Principle of Population by Thomas Robert Malthus Pdf

Author : Thomas Robert Malthus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 507 pages
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Release : 2024-06-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:237233811

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An Essay on the Principle of Population by Thomas Robert Malthus Pdf

Author : Thomas Malthus
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 492 pages
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Release : 2018-06-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1721912525

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An Essay on the Principle of Population by Thomas Malthus Pdf

An essay on the principle of population by Thomas Malthus Thomas Robert Malthus 13 February 1766 - 23 December 1834) was an English cleric and scholar, influential in the fields of political economy and demography.[2] Malthus himself used only his middle name, Robert. In his 1798 book An Essay on the Principle of Population, Malthus observed that an increase in a nation's food production improved the well-being of the populace, but the improvement was temporary because it led to population growth, which in turn restored the original per capita production level. In other words, mankind had a propensity to utilize abundance for population growth rather than for maintaining a high standard of living, a view that has become known as the "Malthusian trap" or the "Malthusian spectre." We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

Author : Thomas Robert Malthus
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 623 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780300231892

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An Essay on the Principle of Population by Thomas Robert Malthus Pdf

Malthus’s Essay on the Principle of Population remains one of the most influential works of political economy ever written. Most widely circulated in its initial 1798 version, this is the first publication of his benchmark 1803 edition since 1989. Introduced by editor Shannon C. Stimson, this edition includes essays on the historical and political theoretical underpinnings of Malthus’s work by Niall O’Flaherty, Malthus’s influence on concepts of nature by Deborah Valenze, implications of his population model for political economy by Sir Anthony Wrigley, an assessment of Malthus’s theory in light of modern economic ideas by Kenneth Binmore, and a discussion of the Essay’s literary and cultural influence by Karen O’Brien. The result is an enlarged view of the political, social, and cultural impact of this profoundly influential work.

Author : Thomas Robert Malthus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1809
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044015557606

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An Essay on the Principle of Population, as it Affects the Future Improvement of Society by Thomas Robert Malthus Pdf

Author : Thomas Robert Malthus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
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Release : 1967
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:632472776

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An Essay on the Principle of Population by Thomas Robert Malthus Pdf

Author : T. R. Malthus
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1992-08-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521419549

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Malthus: 'An Essay on the Principle of Population' by T. R. Malthus Pdf

This book provides a student audience with the best scholarly edition of Malthus' Essay on Population. Written in 1798 as a polite attack on post-French revolutionary speculations on the theme of social and human perfectibility, it remains one of the most powerful statements of the limits to human hopes set by the tension between population growth and natural resources. Based on the authoritative variorum edition of the versions of the Essay published between 1803 and 1826, and complete with full introduction and bibliographic apparatus, this new edition is intended to show how Malthusianism impinges on the history of political thought.

Author : Thomas Robert Malthus
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 110 pages
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Release : 2020-06-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798651531042

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An Essay on the Principle of Population by Thomas Robert Malthus Pdf

The book An Essay on the Principle of Population was first published anonymously in 1798, but the author was soon identified as Thomas Robert Malthus. The book warned of future difficulties, on an interpretation of the population increasing at a geometrical ratio (so as to double every 25 years) while an increase in food production was limited to an arithmetic ratio, which would leave a difference resulting in the want of food and famine, unless birth rates decreased.[2]While it was not the first book on population, Malthus's book fuelled debate about the size of the population in Britain and contributed to the passing of the Census Act 1800. This Act enabled the holding of a national census in England, Wales and Scotland, starting in 1801 and continuing every ten years to the present. The book's 6th edition (1826) was independently cited as a key influence by both Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace in developing the theory of natural selection.A key portion of the book was dedicated to what is now known as the Malthusian Law of Population. The theory claims that growing population rates contribute to a rising supply of labour and inevitably lowers wages. In essence, Malthus feared that continued population growth lends itself to poverty.

Author : Thomas Robert Malthus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:878088923

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An Essay on the Principle of Population by Thomas Robert Malthus Pdf

Author : Thomas Robert Malthus,Philip Appleman
Publisher : New York : Norton
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1976-01-01
Category : Population.
ISBN : 039309202X

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An Essay on the Principle of Population by Thomas Robert Malthus,Philip Appleman Pdf

As the world's population continues to grow at a frighteningly rapid rate, Malthus's classic warning against overpopulation gains increasing importance. An Essay on the Principle of Population (1798) examines the tendency of human numbers to outstrip their resources, and argues that checks inthe form of poverty, disease, and starvation are necessary to keep societies from moving beyond their means of subsistence. Malthus's simple but powerful argument was controversial in his time; today his name has become a byword for active concern about humankind's demographic and ecologicalprospects.