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Population Malthus - His Life and Times (Paperback)
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Population Malthus - His Life and Times (Paperback)
Series: Economic History
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This is a fascinating insight into the work of one of our greatest
thinkers. Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) is best remembered
today for his theories on the menace of over-population; this first
ever full-length biography shows him also in his role as one of the
founders of classical political economy, still a controversial
figure in the history of economic thought. Based on exhaustive
research among contemporary sources, it gives an account of
Malthus's two careers, as an economist and as a professor at the
East India College. Patricia James describes how, at the East India
College, Malthus was influential in the establishment of an
incorruptible Civil Service and the modern system of written
examinations, in circumstances which seem almost farcical today.
She gives an account of his family and social life, which was full
of warmth and variety, with an abundance of 'characters' as well as
many famous men. People nowadays are inclined to argue in a vacuum
whether Malthus is 'right' or 'wrong' about population outrunning
subsistence, and about the adequacy of aggregate demand in a
capitalist society. Patricia James shows him in his historical
setting, so that the book is a study both of the man and of the age
in which he lived. She believes that, paradoxically, if we view
Malthus's works as the period pieces they are, it becomes more and
not less easy to see their relevance to our own problems. Although
Malthus's search for basic principles in a changing world was
confused and erratic, his ideas are still illuminating to those who
prefer investigation and reappraisal to the mere reiteration of
dogma. This text was first published in 1975.
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