Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) was an English cleric whose ideas, as expounded in his most famous work the Essay on the Principle of population, caused a storm of controversy. Donald Winch clears up much of the confusion surrounding Malthus's ideas, and assesses the profound influence he has had on modern economic thought. Concentrating on what Malthus actually wrote, the book sheds light on why his work has remained controversial, but also why it has been so influential in the thought of later figures as disparate as Darwin and Keynes. Readership: first year students of economic and social studies.
- ISBN10 019287652X
- ISBN13 9780192876522
- Publish Date 1 December 1987 (first published 22 October 1987)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 22 December 1999
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Oxford University Press
- Imprint Oxford Paperbacks
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 124
- Language English