An Essay on the Principle of Population by T. R. Malthus
"An Essay on the Principle of Population" by T. R. Malthus is a book first published anonymously in 1798. It warns that population grows geometrically while food production increases arithmetically, inevitably leading to famine unless birth rates decrease. Malthus argued that population growth condemns segments of humanity to poverty, as societies expand during prosperous times until resources become insufficient. The work influenced both the census movement and Darwin's theory of natural selection.
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| Author | Malthus, T. R. (Thomas Robert), 1766-1834 |
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| Title | An Essay on the Principle of Population |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Essay_on_the_Principle_of_Population |
| Credits | Produced by Charles Aldarondo. HTML version by Al Haines. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 45.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | HB: Social sciences: Economic theory, Demography |
| Subject | Population |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 4239 |
| Release Date | Jul 1, 2003 |
| Most Recently Updated | Dec 27, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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