Thomas Robert Malthus's 1798 essay explores the relationship between population growth and resource availability. This work introduced the Malthusian theory, which significantly influenced economic and social thought regarding population dynamics and poverty.
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Thomas Robert Malthus — An Essay on the Principle of Population in Economics
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