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An essay on the principle of population. E-book. Formato EPUB Thomas Robert Malthus   -  Thomas Robert Malthus, 2014  - 

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 what is now known as Malthus' Iron Law of Population – this name itself is retrospective, based on the iron law of wages, which is the reformulation of Malthus' position by Ferdinand Lassalle, who in turn derived the name from Goethe's "great, eternal iron laws" in Das Göttliche. This theory suggested that growing population rates would contribute to a rising supply of labour that would inevitably lower wages. In essence, Malthus feared that continued population growth would lend itself to poverty.

An essay on the principle of population. E-book. Formato Mobipocket Thomas Robert Malthus   -  Thomas Robert Malthus, 2014  - 

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 what is now known as Malthus' Iron Law of Population – this name itself is retrospective, based on the iron law of wages, which is the reformulation of Malthus' position by Ferdinand Lassalle, who in turn derived the name from Goethe's "great, eternal iron laws" in Das Göttliche. This theory suggested that growing population rates would contribute to a rising supply of labour that would inevitably lower wages. In essence, Malthus feared that continued population growth would lend itself to poverty.

Popolazione e povertà. E-book. Formato EPUB Thomas Robert Malthus   -  Editori Riuniti, 2024  - 

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 oggi non è impossibile udirne l’eco in alcune delle più estreme teorizzazioni liberistiche. Questo volume raccoglie, oltre all’Esame sommario del principio di popolazione, con il quale Malthus intese presentare, in forma sintetica e divulgativa, i punti principali della sua teoria, altri due scritti, sul rapporto tra povertà, sviluppo economico e legislazione. Malthus Thomas Robert, (Rookery 13 febbraio 1766 – 29 dicembre 1834). Economista e demografo divenne pastore anglicano. Introdusse il concetto di salario di sussistenza. INDICEIntroduzioneBibliograficaNota biograficaOpere di Thomas Robert MalthusPopolazione e povertàEsame sommario del principio di popolazioneIndagine sulla causa dell’attuale alto prezzo dei viveriLettera a Samuel Whitbread a proposito della sua proposta di riforma delle leggi sui poveri