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London: Printed for J. Johnson in St. Paul's Church-Yard, by T. Bensley, 1807. Fourth edition. Malthus is as controversial as he is influential. "The central idea of the essay ... was a simple one. The population of a community ... increases geometrically, while food supplies increase only arithmetically. If the.....  Read More Item Details for An Essay on the Principle of Population; or, a view of its past and present effects on human happiness; with an inquiry into our prospects respecting the future removal or mitigation of the evils which it might occasion Add to Wish List

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