Malthus: Founder of Modern DemographyTransaction Publishers - 302 σελίδες Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834), one of the most influential of modern thinkers, is also one of the most misunderstood. Malthus' Essay on Population is a work that everyone cites but typically without having read it. This book offers a comprehensive and accurate exposition of his thought, integrating his better-known theory on population with his somewhat neglected analysis of economic development and social structure. |
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... human progress from its beginnings . Working from notes that Marx had left when he died , Engels wrote The Origin of the Family , Private Property , and the State ( 1884 ) , which in some respects was a no- table throwback to the early ...
... human history : the simple fact , previously hidden under ideological growths , that human beings must first of all eat , drink , shelter and clothe themselves before they can turn their attention to politics , science , art , and ...
... human — societies honestly , paying due heed to the lamentable effects of misguided policies ; but in doing so he was expressing his concern for the welfare of his fellows . This can be deduced from his positions on major issues , but ...
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His Life and Work | 21 |
The Principle of Population | 38 |
Minor Quibbles and Gross Misunderstandings | 58 |
Economic Theory | 82 |
The Poor Law and Migration | 100 |
Population Growth | 135 |
Mortality | 156 |
Fertility | 180 |
The Malthusian Heritage | 218 |
Notes | 241 |
Works Cited | 259 |
Index | 291 |