An Analysis of Thomas Robert Malthus's an Essay on the Principle of Population

ISBN-13: 9781912302291 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 92 str.

Broten, Nick

Opis

One of the most influential books on economics ever written, An Essay on the Principle of Population remains one of the most controversial, too.

Spis treści

Ways In to the Text  Who was Thomas Robert Malthus?  What does An Essay on the Principle of Population Say?  Why does An Essay on the Principle of Population Matter?  Section 1: Influences  Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context  Module 2: Academic Context  Module 3: The Problem  Module 4: The Author's Contribution  Section 2: Ideas  Module 5: Main Ideas  Module 6: Secondary Ideas  Module 7: Achievement  Module 8: Place in the Author's Work  Section 3: Impact  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

O autorze

Nick Broten was educated at the London School of Economics and the California Institute of Technology. He is doing postgraduate work at the Pardee RAND Graduate School and works as an assistant policy analyst at RAND. His current policy interests include designing distribution methods for end-of-life care, closing labour market skill gaps, and understanding biases in risk-taking by venture capitalists.