An Essay on the Principle of Population: The 1803 Edition (Rethinking the Western Tradition) - Softcover

Malthus, Thomas Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0300177410 ISBN 13: 9780300177411

Publisher: Yale University Press, 2018

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Thomas Robert Malthus (1766–1834) was an English cleric and scholar. Shannon C. Stimson holds the Leavey Chair in the Foundations of American Freedom at Georgetown University. Her books include After Adam Smith: A Century of Transformation in Politics and Political Economy, Ricardian Politics, both with Murray Milgate, and The American Revolution in the Law.

Edition details

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300177410
• ISBN 13: 9780300177411
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 624
• Editor: Stimson Shannon C.