Beschreibung:
Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) was a leading figure in the British classical school of economics, best-known for extending the insights of Adam Smith at a time of revolutionary improvements in agriculture and industry. This book explores the way in which he accounted for the tendency to overpopulation, the exhaustion of arable land and the deficiency of effective demand.
Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Induction and Deduction.- Chapter 3: The Law of Population.- Chapter 4: Public Policy.- Chapter 5: The Poor Laws.- Chapter 6: Balanced Growth.- Chapter 7: Tariffs and Bounties.- Chapter 8: The Circular Flow.- Chapter 9: Circular Flow and Social Class.- Chapter 10: Society and State.- Chapter 11: Foreign Trade.- Chapter 12: Money.- Chapter 13: God's Design.- Chapter 14: Malthus's Legacy: A System of Ideas.