The Malthusian Controversy
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The Malthusian Controversy

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The Malthusian Controversy

About this book

This book, first published in 1951, focuses on the hitherto ignored contemporary critics of Malthus, giving them the attention they so rightly deserve.

Dr Smith traces the Malthusian controversy step by step, from 1798, the date of the First Essay, to the death of Malthus in 1834. Investigating the precursors of Malthus and the genesis of the Malthusian Theory of Population, the book subjects the theory to a searching analysis in the light of not only contemporary criticism, but also subsequent developments and modern ideas. In addition, the book examines the application of the theory to the doctrine of perfectibility, to wages, to the poor laws, to emigration, and to the birth control movement.

Fully annotated and written in an easy style, this work is indispensable to serious students of both population problems and the development of economic thought. Broad in scope, The Malthusian Controversy presents a new perspective on the most urgent of modern issues, the problem of world population.

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Information

Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Year
2013
eBook ISBN
9781136584824
Edition
1
Topic
Business
Subtopic
Business General
Index
Business

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Original Title Page
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. Author’s Note
  9. BOOK I: INTRODUCTORY
  10. I. The Origins of the Theory
  11. II. The Theory is Launched
  12. BOOK II: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONTROVERSY
  13. I. The Earlier Critics—1803 to 1815
  14. II. Post-war Critics—Gray, Weyland, Grahame, and Ensor
  15. III. Cobbett, Godwin, and Booth
  16. IV. Ravenstone, Place, Everett, and Thompson, 1821-1824
  17. V. Malthus : A Summary View
  18. VI. Nassau William Senior
  19. VII. Michael Thomas Sadler
  20. VIII. Thomas Rowe Edmonds and W. F. Lloyd
  21. BOOK III: CRITICAL ANALYSIS
  22. I. The Growth of Population
  23. II. The Growth of Subsistence
  24. III. The Ratios
  25. IV. The Checks
  26. V. The Illustrations and Proofs
  27. BOOK IV: THE APPLICATION OF THE THEORY
  28. I. Application to Perfectibility
  29. II. Application to Wages
  30. III. Application to the Poor Laws
  31. IV. Application to Emigration
  32. V. Birth Control
  33. Conclusion
  34. Bibliography
  35. Index of Names
  36. Index