political economy Thomas Malthus · 1798 · Political Economy
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Title: An Essay on the Principle of Population
Author: T. R. Malthus
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Language: English
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An Essay on the Principle of Population
Thomas Malthus
AN ESSAY ON THE PRINCIPLE OF POPULATION, AS IT AFFECTS THE FUTURE
IMPROVEMENT OF SOCIETY WITH REMARKS ON THE SPECULATIONS OF MR. GODWIN,
M. CONDORCET, AND OTHER WRITERS.
LONDON, PRINTED FOR J. JOHNSON, IN ST. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD, 1798.
Preface
The following Essay owes its origin to a conversation with a friend, on the subject of Mr Godwin's essay on avarice and profusion, in his
Enquirer. The discussion started the general question of the future improvement o…