{"product_id":"an-analysis-of-thomas-robert-malthuss-an-essay-on-the-principle-of-population-9781912127788","title":"An Analysis of Thomas Robert Malthus's An Essay","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Robert Malthus’ 1798 \u003cem\u003eEssay on the Principle of Population\u003c\/em\u003e helped change the direction of economics, politics, and the natural sciences with its reasoning and problem solving. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe central topic of the essay was the idea, extremely prevalent in the 18th and 19th centuries, that human society was in some way perfectible. According to many thinkers of the time, mankind was on a course of steady improvement with advances set to continuously improve society and life for all. Malthus was a skeptic on this point, and, in a clear example of the skill of reasoning, set about constructing and marshalling a strong argument for a less optimistic view.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCentral to his argument were the laws of population growth and their relationship to growth in agricultural production; in his view the former would always outstrip the latter. This provided a strong argument that society was limited by finite resources – a closely reasoned argument that continues to influence economists, politicians and scientists today, as well as environmental movements. While Malthus’ proposed solutions have been less influential, they remain an excellent example of problem solving, offering a range of answers to the problem of population growth and finite resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWays In to the Text Who was Thomas Robert Malthus? What does \u003cem\u003eAn Essay on the Principle of Population\u003c\/em\u003e Say? Why does \u003cem\u003eAn Essay on the Principle of Population\u003c\/em\u003e Matter? \u003cstrong\u003e Section 1: Influences \u003c\/strong\u003e Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context Module 2: Academic Context Module 3: The Problem Module 4: The Author's Contribution \u003cstrong\u003eSection 2: Ideas\u003c\/strong\u003e Module 5: Main Ideas Module 6: Secondary Ideas Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in the Author's Work\u003cstrong\u003e Section 3: Impact\u003c\/strong\u003e Module 9: The First Responses Module 10: The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12: Where Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macat International Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51020801573207,"sku":"9781912127788","price":8.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781912127788.jpg?v=1750784426","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/an-analysis-of-thomas-robert-malthuss-an-essay-on-the-principle-of-population-9781912127788","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}