Life and Writings of Thomas R. Malthus

"Life and Writings of Thomas R. Malthus" is a biographical work about Thomas Robert Malthus, an English cleric, scholar, and influential economist in the fields of political economy and demography. He was the first thinker to introduce what was later called the «Malthusian trap» or the «Malthusian spectre,» an observation that an increase in a nation's food production improved the well-being of the population, but the improvement was temporary because it led to population growth, which in turn restored the original per capita production level. This book by Charles R. Drysdale presents Malthus from an uncommon side, describing the most important events of his life, family relations, and more.