An Essay on the Principle of Population and Other Writings

Name: An Essay on the Principle of Population and Other Writings
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By Thomas Malthus

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An Essay on the Principle of Population and Other Writings by Thomas Malthus explores the implications of population growth on resources and society. Malthus argues that while human populations grow geometrically, resources increase arithmetically, leading to potential shortages and societal challenges. The collection presents Malthus's influential ideas on economics, demography, and public policy.
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This book may appeal to you if you are interested in understanding the historical context and development of demographic theories. Written by Thomas Malthus, it offers thought-provoking ideas on population growth and its impact on resources, which remain relevant in discussions on sustainability and economics.

An Essay on the Principle of Population and Other Writings

A title, in which, the author predicted what is known as the Malthusian catastrophe, wherein humans would disregard the limits of natural resources and the world would be plagued by famine and disease.

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The provocative historical work on social economy, demography and population control.

An Essay on the Principle of Population and Other Writings is Malthus' seminal examination of human population and its dependency on food production and the environment, which was highly controversial upon its publication in 1798. He predicted what is now known as the Malthusian catastrophe, where humans would ignore the limits of natural resources, leading to a world beset by famine and disease.

Malthus' work significantly influenced the thinking of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace. His theories continue to provoke important discussions in the fields of social theory, economics, and the environment today.

With an introduction by Robert Mayhew.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141392820

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 June 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

Edited by Robert Mayhew

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 257g

Pages: 352

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Biography & Memoir Education & Reference Non-Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Thomas Malthus

About the Author

After graduating from Cambridge, Thomas Malthus settled in Hertfordshire as a lecturer in history and political economy at the East India Company College. Among his many works, An Essay on the Principle of Population was the most sucessful and most outrageous. He boldly opposed popular Enlightenment ideals of the 18th-century. Robert Mayhew is Professor of Historical Geography and Intellectual History at Bristol University. In 2014 he published Malthus: The Life and Legacies of an Untimely Prophet.