An Essay on the Principle of Population

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By Thomas Malthus

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In 1798 the first ed. of this famous Essay on Population appeared. Its leading proposition, supported by much learning, is that while population increases approximately in a geometrical ratio, the means of subsistence do so in an arithmetical ratio only, which, of course, opened up an appalling prospect for the humanity.


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An Essay on the Principle of Population