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Thomas Robert Malthus (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
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Thomas Robert Malthus (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Series: Great Thinkers in Economics
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Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) was a leading figure in the
British classical school of economics, best-known for extending the
insights of Adam Smith at a time of revolutionary improvements in
agriculture and industry. This book explores the way in which he
accounted for the tendency to overpopulation, the exhaustion of
arable land and the deficiency of effective demand. Malthus relied
on historical and empirical evidence in the spirit of Bacon and
Hume, but also backed up his data with a priori hypotheses that
link him to his contemporary, David Ricardo. Malthus was strongly
in favour of free trade, the minimal State, the gold standard and
the abolition of poverty relief. Always a pragmatist, however, he
was just as much in favour of public education, contra-cyclical
public works and a safety net of tariffs and bounties to encourage
national self-sufficiency with regard to food. He was both an
economist and a clergyman and saw the two roles as interconnected.
Malthus believed that a benevolent Deity had created vice and
misery in order to shake human beings out of their natural
indolence that would otherwise have condemned them to still greater
distress. This title provides a clear and comprehensive examination
of Malthus's economic and social thought. It will be of interest to
students and scholars alike.
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