Progress, Poverty and Population: Re-reading Condorcet, Godwin and Malthus

by John Avery

Overview

This work traces the history of a debate which took place among the economists, political philosophers and writers of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, about whether the benefits of scientific progress would be nullified by the growth of the global population.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135249694
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/08/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	168
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Authored by Avery, John

Table of Contents

Condorcet; Godwin; Frankenstein's monster; Malthus; the iron law. Epilogue: who was right? Appendix: Condorcet's Sur l'admission des femmes au droit de Cite.

Editorial Reviews

Nobel Peace Prize winner of 1995 and professor at the University of Copenhagen John Avery traces the history of the debate between Utopians and advocates of scientific progress which took place among the economists, political philosophers, and writers of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Paper edition (unseen), $19.50. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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