Population Problems of the Age of Malthus

Klappentext This 1926 volume focuses on the nature of population! and the issues surrounding it! during the age of renowned political economist Thomas Malthus (1766 1834). Zusammenfassung Thomas Malthus (1766–1834) was a renowned political economist who focused on the relationship between population, social conditions, and economic growth. This 1926 volume focuses on the nature of population, and the issues surrounding it. A detailed analysis is built up using contemporary sources, including a large amount of statistical data. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The figures of the population; 2. The birth, marriage and death rates; 3. Ireland; 4. The position of Malthus; 5. Factors affecting the birth and marriage rates: conditions of employment; 6. Factors affecting the birth and marriage rates: the Poor Laws; 7. Factors affecting the death rate: agriculture and food; 8. Factors affecting the death rate: alcohol; 10. Factors affecting the death rate: medicine; 11. Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: G. Talbot Griffith, Griffith G. Talbot
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.12.2010
• EAN: 9780521178631
• ISBN: 978-0-521-17863-1
• No. of pages: 290
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, Political Economy, Population and Demography