| An Essay on the Principle of Population Contributor(s): Malthus, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 1438503830 ISBN-13: 9781438503837 Publisher: Book Jungle OUR PRICE: $17.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: Thomas Robert Malthus FRS (13 February 1766 23 December[1] 1834) was an English political economist and demographer who expressed views on population growth and noted the potential for populations to increase rapidly, and often faster than the food supply available to them. Commentators may refer to such a runaway scenario, as outlined in Malthus's treatise An Essay on the Principle of Population, as a "Malthusian catastrophe." |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Demography - Science |
| Dewey: 304.6 |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 7.5" W x 9.25" (0.59 lbs) 148 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Thomas Robert Malthus FRS (13 February 1766 - 23 December 1] 1834) was an English political economist and demographer who expressed views on population growth and noted the potential for populations to increase rapidly, and often faster than the food supply available to them. Commentators may refer to such a runaway scenario, as outlined in Malthus's treatise An Essay on the Principle of Population, as a "Malthusian catastrophe". |