Progress, Poverty and Population - Re-Reading Condorcet, Godwin and Malthus

Informationen zum Autor Authored by Avery, John Klappentext This work traces the history of a debate which took place among the economists, political philosophers and writers of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, about whether the benefits of scientific progress would be nullified by the growth of the global population. Zusammenfassung This work traces the history of a debate among the economists, political philosophers and writers of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, about whether the benefits of scientific progress would be nullified by the growth of the global population. Inhaltsverzeichnis Condorcet; Godwin; Frankenstein's monster; Malthus; the iron law. Epilogue: who was right? Appendix: Condorcet's Sur l'admission des femmes au droit de Cite.

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• Authors: John Avery, John (University of Copenhagen Avery, Avery John
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.1997
• EAN: 9780714647500
• ISBN: 978-0-7146-4750-0
• No. of pages: 168
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography, Poverty & unemployment, Population & demography, Population and Demography, Poverty and precarity