An Essay on the Principle of Population (Oxford World's Classics) - Softcover

Malthus, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199540454 ISBN 13: 9780199540457

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2008

Synopsis

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 in the 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 ecological prospects.

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About the Author:

He is also the author of many articles on Malthus, the Poor Law, and the Welfare State. He is currently researching a book on Malthus and poverty.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0199540454
• ISBN 13: 9780199540457
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 172
• Editor: Gilbert Geoffrey