T.R. MALTHUS
On the Principle of Population
Thomas Robert Malthus was born near Dorking, Surrey, England, Feb. 17, 1766, and after passing through the University of Cambridge was ordained, and... More > travelled on the Continent. His great work, "An Essay on the Principle of Population as it Affects the Future Improvement of Society," was first published Anonymously in 1798, and five years later it appeared, under the title of "An Essay on the Principle of Population, or a View of its Past and Present Effect on Human Happiness, with an Enquiry into our Prospects Respecting the Future Removal or Mitigation of the Evils which it Occasions," under the author's name. Malthus is one of the most persistently misrepresented of great thinkers, his central doctrine being nothing less moral than that young men should postpone marriage until they have the means of supporting a family.< Less
The book An Essay on the Principle of Population was first published anonymously in 1798 by Joseph Johnson. The author was soon identified as The Reverend Thomas Robert Malthus.
While it was not the... More > first book on population, it has been acknowledged as the most influential work of its era. Its 6th Edition was independently cited as a key influence by both Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace in developing the theory of natural selection.
A key portion of the book was dedicated to what is now known as Malthus' Iron Law of Population – this name itself is retrospective, based on the iron law of wages, which is the reformulation of Malthus' position by Ferdinand Lassalle, who in turn derived the name from Goethe's "great, eternal iron laws" in Das Göttliche. This theory suggested that growing population rates would contribute to a rising supply of labour that would inevitably lower wages. In essence, Malthus feared that continued population growth would lend itself to poverty.< Less
Estimation is a procedure by which a numerical value or values are assigned to a population parameter based on the information collected from a sample. The assignment of value(s) to a population... More > parameter based on a value of the corresponding sample statistic is called estimation.< Less
There IS a Population Control Agenda in the New Wold Order / One World Governmant Neo-Con agenda. This 10-page article by renowned talk show host and prolific author Dr, Stan Monteith, gives a short... More > and concise presentation with footnotes and references, proving that the allegation "They're trying to kill us all" is not at all paranoid, but a stark reality that most of the world is in classic denial about. This is a MUST READ< Less
There IS a Population Control Agenda in the New Wold Order / One World Governmant Neo-Con agenda. This 10-page article by renowned talk show host and prolific author Dr, Stan Monteith, gives a short... More > and concise presentation with footnotes and references, proving that the allegation "They're trying to kill us all" is not at all paranoid, but a stark reality that most of the world is in classic denial about. This is a MUST READ< Less
The rate of population growth has increased markedly in recent years, and with it there are implications for GDP growth, and pressures upon schools, health service, social services, and... More > taxation.
This booklet presents a number of scenarios for various potential changes of Government policy.< Less
The rate of population growth has increased markedly in recent years, and with it there are implications for GDP growth, and pressures upon schools, health service, social services, and... More > taxation.
This booklet presents a number of scenarios for various potential changes of Government policy.< Less
