A Few Doubts as to the Correctness of Some Opinions Generally Entertained on the S (Works on Malthus and the Population Controversy, 1803ã1830)

Type

Book

Authors

Richard [Piercy Ravenstone pseu Puller

ISBN 10

1855067773

ISBN 13

9781857152005

Tags

Economics, Criticism & Theory, Movements & Periods, Social Sciences

Description

The name of 'Piercy Ravenstone' appears in histories of economics as one of the earliest advocates of the theory of surplus value subsequently adopted by Marx, and hence as one of the intellectual ancestors of communism. In this book Ravenstone argues against Malthus's theory that over-population is the cause of poverty: his belief is that poverty is due to the workings of the capitalist system. - from Amzon

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