An Essay on the Principle of Population and Other Writings (Penguin Classics)

Thomas Multhus's Provocative And Prescient 1798 Work On The Dangers Of Population Growth Attracted Support And Violent Criticism In Equal Measure, And Has Been Praised, Misinterpreted And Remade Ever Since. Malthus Argued, With Clarity And Logic, That The Rate Of Population Growth Will Always Outstrip Food Production, And That Social Betterment Comes From Population Control - A Perennially Relevant Argument Amid Today's Concerns Over Global Resources. This New Edition Of The Essay Also Includes Other Writings And Diary Extracts That Show Malthus's Intellectual Development After His Landmark Treatise. -- Back Of Cover. An Essay On The Principle Of Population (1798) -- The Travel Diaries Of Thomas Malthus: The Scandinavian Journal (1799) -- An Investigation Of The Cause Of The Present High Price Of Provisions (1800) -- Two Selections From The 1803 Edition Of The Essay -- Observations On The Effects Of Corn Laws -- Selections From Principles Of Political Economy (1820). Thomas Malthus ; Introduction And Notes By Robert J. Mayhew. Includes Bibliographical References.