Yale University Press eBooks· 2019
Essay on the Principle of Population
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Short summary
This publication presents the benchmark 1803 edition of Malthus's highly influential 'Essay on the Principle of Population', previously unavailable since 1989.
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Key points
- Publication of the 1803 edition of Malthus's 'Essay on the Principle of Population'.
- Includes new scholarly essays on historical, political, and economic dimensions.
- Explores Malthus's influence on concepts of nature and literary culture.
- Provides an enlarged view of the work's social and cultural impact.
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Abstract
Malthus’s Essay on the Principle of Population remains one of the most influential works of political economy ever written. Most widely circulated in its initial 1798 version, this is the first publication of his benchmark 1803 edition since 1989. Introduced by editor Shannon C. Stimson, this edition includes essays on the historical and political theoretical underpinnings of Malthus’s work by Niall O’Flaherty, Malthus’s influence on concepts of nature by Deborah Valenze, implications of his population model for political economy by Sir Anthony Wrigley, an assessment of Malthus’s theory in light of modern economic ideas by Kenneth Binmore, and a discussion of the Essay’s literary and cultural influence by Karen O’Brien. The result is an enlarged view of the political, social, and cultural impact of this profoundly influential work.
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Field: General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance