Thomas Robert Malthus'Äôs seminal work, "The Grounds of an Opinion on the Policy of Restricting the Importation of Foreign Corn," presents a fervent discourse on the complex interplay between population dynamics and agricultural policy. Written in 1815, this treatise employs a rigorous blend of empirical analysis and theoretical frameworks to argue against unrestricted corn importation, positing that such policies could exacerbate national dependency and undermine domestic agricultural pro...

Malthus, con la sua visione cupamente pessimistica, ha segnato la storia delle teorie economiche, secondo la quale l’incremento demografico è sempre piú rapido di quello dei mezzi di sussistenza, e la povertà è destinata fatalmente a espandersi. Ogni tentativo di alleviare la povertà non fa quindi che aggravare i problemi, impedendo alla miseria e alla degradazione di svolgere la loro «naturale» funzione di controllo delle nascite. Queste tesi così crude ebbero enorme risonanza, e ancor og...

"As it affects the future improvement of society, with remarks on the speculations of Mr. Godwin, M. Condorcet, and other writers." First published in 1798. According to Wikipedia: "The Reverend Thomas Robert Malthus FRS (14 February 1766 29 December 1834) was an English scholar, influential in political economy and demography. Malthus popularized the economic theory of rent."

" L'objet de cet Essai est principalement d'examiner les effets d'une grande cause, intimement liée à la nature humaine, qui a agi constamment et puissamment dès l'origine des sociétés, et qui cependant a peu fixé l'attention de ceux qui se sont occupés du sujet auquel elle appartient. La cause que j'ai en vue est la tendance constante qui se manifeste dans tous les êtres vivants à accroître leur espèce, plus que ne le comporte la quantité de nourriture qui est à leur portée ". Ainsi comme...

In a mathematical definition, although the words in which it is expressed may vary, the meaning which it is intended to convey is always the same. Whether a straight line be defined to be a line which lies evenly between its extreme points, or the shortest line which can be drawn between two points, there never can be a difference of opinion as to the lines which are comprehended, and those which are not comprehended, in the definition. The case is not the same with the definitions in the ...

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, implicat...

« Si l’on cherchait à prévoir quels seront les progrès futurs de la société, il s’offrirait naturellement deux questions à examiner. 1° Quelles sont les causes qui ont arrêté jusqu’ici les progrès des hommes, ou l’accroissement de leur bonheur ? 2° Quelle est la probabilité d’écarter, en tout ou en partie, ces causes qui font obstacle à nos progrès ? Cette recherche est beaucoup trop vaste pour qu’un seul individu puisse s’y livrer avec succès. L’objet de cet Essai est principalement d’exa...

L’essai sur le principe de population, et son influence sur le progrès futur de la société, avec des remarques sur les théories de M. Godwin, de M. Condorcet et d’autres auteurs n’avait jamais été traduit en français. Cela tient sans doute en partie à la date d’édition : 1798. La France et l’Angleterre étaient alors en guerre et allaient le rester jusqu’à la paix d’Amiens (1802). À peine les relations renouées, Malthus avait publié un nouvel ouvrage, dont le succès avait éclipsé celui du p...

Observations on the Effects of the Corn Laws, and of a Rise or Fall in the Price of Corn on the Agriculture and General Wealth of the Country is a seminal work by Thomas Robert Malthus, first published in 1814, that delves into the economic and social consequences of the Corn Laws in early 19th-century Britain. The Corn Laws were a series of regulations and tariffs on imported grain, designed to protect domestic agriculture by keeping grain prices high. Malthus, a renowned political econom...

The Grounds of an Opinion on the Policy of Restricting the Importation of Foreign Corn: Intended as an Appendix to 'Observations on the Corn Laws' is a seminal economic treatise authored by Thomas Robert Malthus, one of the most influential thinkers of the early nineteenth century. Published in 1815, this work delves deeply into the contentious debate surrounding the Corn Laws—British legislation that imposed tariffs and restrictions on imported grain. Malthus, renowned for his theories on...

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 da...

An Essay on the Principle of Population was first published anonymously in 1798 by Joseph Johnson. The author was soon identified as The Reverend Thomas Robert Malthus.While it was not the first book on population, it has been acknowledged as the most influential work of its era. Its 6th Edition was independently cited as a key influence by both Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace in developing the theory of natural selection.A key portion of the book was dedicated to ...