03187nam a22005175i 4500 978-3-031-62113-0 DE-He213 20251030112609.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240702s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031621130 978-3-031-62113-0 10.1007/978-3-031-62113-0 doi HB75-130 KCA bicssc BUS069030 bisacsh KCA thema Reisman, David. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 79878 William Godwin and Thomas Robert Malthus [electronic resource] : Economics, Justice, Population and the Poor / by David Reisman. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. X, 259 p. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda 1. Introduction -- 2. The Individual -- 3. The State -- 4. Population -- 5. The Enquirer -- 6. The Continuing Debate -- 7. Malthus’ Essay -- 8. Godwin’s Thoughts -- 9. Of Population -- 10. The Westminster Review. 11. Conclusion. This book explores the lifelong dialogue between Thomas Robert Malthus and the libertarian anarchist William Godwin. Shedding light on important topics in the history of economic and political thought, it examines Godwin’s rejection of the new industrial order and his insights into a post-acquisitive, post-conflictual future. It shows that Malthus felt Godwin had neglected the ever-increasing pressure of population on scarce food and that control could not be superseded by automaticity so long as the productivity of the land was limited by the law of nature. Godwin and Malthus situated their views on population in the broader context of individual choice, property rights, normative constraint and the status of the poor. This book highlights Godwin and Malthus’ commitment to an economy that is equitable and efficient, making their ideas relevant to contemporary debates, and sheds light on two giant thinkers of the past. David Reisman is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Surrey, UK, and Senior Associate at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Economics History. 57572 Economics. 58354 Economic policy. 58351 History of Economic Thought and Methodology. 71917 Political Economy and Economic Systems. 70994 Economic Policy. 58351 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031621123 Printed edition: 9783031621147 Printed edition: 9783031621154 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-62113-0 ZDB-2-ECF ZDB-2-SXEF 61269 61269