An Essay on the Principle of Population

Robert ThomasYale University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0300231892

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An Essay on the Principle of Population

Robert ThomasYale University Press

ISBN-10: 030023189X · ISBN-13: 978‑0300231892

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Thomas Robert Malthus’s seminal treatise examines the tension between geometric population growth and the arithmetic progression of food production. This Yale University Press edition provides a scholarly framework for understanding his foundational arguments regarding resource scarcity, social stability, and the inherent limitations of human expansion within a finite environment.

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Publisher: Yale University PressLanguage: English

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Author: Robert Thomas

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Inferred: Classical EconomicsInferred: EnlightenmentInferred: Population GrowthInferred: Resource ScarcityInferred: Social TheoryInferred: Malthusian TheoryInferred: Enlightenment ThoughtInferred: Economic History

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