Progress, Proverty And Population
John Avery, Jean-Antoine-Nicolas De Condorcet, William Godwin, T. R. MalthusBooks.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.
Synopsis
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.
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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.