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Life and Writings of Thomas R. Malthus

Chapter 1: THE Life and Writings OF THOMAS R. MALTHUS
By Charles R. Drysdale
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The author traces the subject’s life and intellectual development and situates his population theory within its contemporary debates and reception. The main chapters analyze the principal Essay on population, examine historical and modern checks to population across different societies and specific countries, and tackle related issues including poor laws, the influence of wealth on the poor, detached essays, and appendices of evidence and commentary.

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Title: Life and Writings of Thomas R. Malthus

Author: Charles R. Drysdale

Release date: September 29, 2019 [eBook #60378]
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Language: English

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THE
Life and Writings
OF
THOMAS R. MALTHUS

BY
CHAS. R. DRYSDALE, M.D.
London:
Geo. Standring, 7 & 9 Finsbury Street, E.C.
Second Edition.—1892.