Economic, Social and Demographic Thought in the XIXth Century

The Population Debate from Malthus to Marx

AvYves Charbit

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

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Beskrivning

According to current understanding, Malthus was hostile to an excess of population because it caused social sufferings, while Marx was favourable to demographic growth in so far as a large proletariat was a factor aggravating the contradictions of capitalism.

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Utgivningsdatum:2009-04-09
Mått:155 x 235 x 18 mm
Vikt:446 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:190
Upplaga:2009
Förlag:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN:9781402099595

Utforska kategorier

Nationalekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Företagsekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

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From the reviews: "In this volume, Yves Charbit describes how population thinking moved from a stage where it was primarily considered a theme of political philosophy towards a subject of social science, and a subject of economics in particular, making it ready to emerge as an independent scientific discipline towards the end of the nineteenth century. ... I would certainly recommend this book ... ." (Jan Van Bavel, Population Studies, Vol. 66 (3), November, 2012)

Innehållsförteckning

The Population Controversy and Beyond.- Population, Economic Growth and Religion: Malthus as a Populationist.- From Malthusianism to Populationism: The French Liberal Economists (1840–1870).- The Malthusian Trap: The Failure of Proudhon.- Capitalism and Population: Marx and Engels Against Malthus.- Beneath Demographic Issues.