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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... Theory 82 6. The Poor Law and Migration 100 7. Population Growth 135 8. Mortality 156 9. Fertility 180 10. The Malthusian Heritage 218 Notes 241 Works Cited 259 Index 291 Introduction to the Transaction Edition : A New Look at.
... Theory in 1984. " In 1985 a group of Italian demographers spon- sored a conference concerning the importance of religion in Malthus's theorizing . In none of these conferences do we find a stale rehash of old disputes , but rather a ...
... theory without a grounding in Malthus , the father of modern demography . And now one can add a cor- ollary : in addition to reading the original works , there is hardly a better route to a full and subtle understanding of Malthus than ...
... theory . When today's remaining Marxists try to use past works as a foundation for their writings , they are seri- ously hampered by their ideological forefathers ' long indiffer- ence to demography in all its aspects . According to ...
... theory of population was a " history " of 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 ...
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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 |