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Thomas Malthus

An Essay on the Principle of Population

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1798

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Essay Topics

1.

Explain the difference between positive and preventive checks to population. Provide examples for each.

2.

Contemporary economists have largely rejected Malthus’s theory of population growth. Discuss why this is the case.

3.

To what extent does Malthus reject the idea of the perfectibility of mankind?