An Essay on the Principle of Population
| By: | Thomas Robert Malthus |
| Publisher: | Hayes Barton Press |
| eText ISBN: | L-999-70719 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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Malthus warns of the dangers of overpopulation and discusses how, as humans continue to populate the Earth, the world's resources will dwindle and eventually run out. The most controversial aspect of this work is Malthus's view that starvation, poverty, and disease are necessary to keep human population in check.